A new search AI tool from Google will summarize tips from Reddit and social media — the ‘Expert Advice’ panel will ‘include a preview of perspectives from public online discussions’ and other sources as part of its updates to AI Mode and AI Overviews

A laptop screen showing Google's Deep Search in AI Mode.

• Google is adding a new AI feature to search results
• ‘Expert Advice’ summarizes tips from forums and social media
• But it risks undermining the very sources it’s cribbing from

Over the last couple of years, Google has increasingly been working AI into its search results — type anything into the search engine these days and you’ll likely see an AI-generated answer ahead of any websites. Now it looks as if the search giant has plans to weave AI ever more tightly into its offering by including "Expert Advice" from sources such as Reddit and social media.