- Google is now testing its new AI Mode button on its home page.
- Some Labs users see it replacing the I’m Feeling Lucky option, but the feature appears in different parts of the Search interface for others.
- AI Mode offers chatbot-style answers and could signal a bigger shift in how Google wants users to search.
One of the biggest threats that the rise of AI poses to traditional search engines is reducing the number of clicks the user makes from two to one. Google’s longstanding I’m Feeling Lucky button used to be the closest thing the tech giant offered to a one-click solution, but some users are now starting to see a new AI Mode button in its place.
As The Verge reports, Google’s previously announced plans to test the feature are now starting to materialize for users. Some people enrolled in Google’s Labs program are spotting it in different parts of the search interface — sometimes embedded directly in the search bar, other times replacing the I’m Feeling Lucky button beneath it. One example of AI Mode replacing I’m Feeling Lucky, from X user Glenn Gabe, is shown below. Another X user shared images of the option inside the search bar.