AI Mode in Search adds Canvas, file upload, and more

Right away, AI Mode will start piecing everything together in the Canvas side panel, and you can use follow-ups to refine the output until it meets your exact requirements. Soon, the new upload feature will also make it possible to customize your study guide (or whatever you need to create) with context from your files, like class notes or a course syllabus.

No matter what you’re working on, from test prep to travel planning, you can always come back to your Canvas project and pick up where you left off.

In the coming weeks, users enrolled in the AI Mode Labs experiment in the U.S. will begin to see Canvas on desktop browsers. Just look for the “Create Canvas” option that appears when you ask for help creating or planning something.

Get real-time help with Search Live

This week, we’re rolling out Search Live with video input, bringing advanced capabilities from Project Astra directly into AI Mode. When you go Live with Search, it’s like having an expert on speed dial who can see what you see and talk through tricky concepts in real-time, all with easy access to helpful links on the web.