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Sam Bretzmann

Google AI Mode – Video Slides

Google AI Mode

The Future of Search is Here

✨ What you’ll learn today:
🤖 What is Google AI Mode?
⚡ How it works behind the scenes
🎯 How to access it right now
📊 Shocking impact on website traffic

What is Google AI Mode?

Traditional Search

📝 Type → Get Links
🖱️ Click through websites
⏱️ Multiple searches needed

AI Mode

🤖 Type → Get AI Answer
💬 Ask follow-up questions
🧠 Advanced reasoning

AI Mode vs AI Overview

AI Overview

📋 Summarizes information
❓ Simple, fact-based queries
📄 Static summaries

AI Mode

🔗 Interprets & connects dots
🧩 Complex, nuanced questions
💬 Follow-up conversations
📸 Multimodal (text, voice, images)

How It Works: Query Fan-Out

1 Question → Multiple Parallel Searches

🌐 Web Content

High-quality sources

🧠 Knowledge Graph

Real-time information

🛒 Shopping Data

45+ billion products

🤖 Gemini 2.5

Advanced AI reasoning

How to Access AI Mode

🇺🇸 Currently: US Users Only

Method 1: Direct Access

Go to: google.com/aimode
Join waitlist (approval in hours)
Method 2: Enable in Google Labs
🎬 DEMO: Let’s access it together!

🚀 Key Features

💬 Conversational

Follow-up questions with context

🎯 Deep Search

Expert-level reports from hundreds of sources

📊 Complex Analysis

Creates charts and graphs on-the-fly

🤖 Agentic Features

Helps with tickets, reservations, appointments

🎯 Perfect Use Cases

🎬 LIVE DEMO TIME!
Complex Comparisons:
“Best camping chair under $100 for backpacking”
Travel Planning:
“Nashville weekend trip for foodies who love music”
Technical Research:
“Software comparison with specific business requirements”

🚨 Traffic Impact Reality

34.5%
CTR drop for top-ranking pages with AI Overview

📉 The Bad News

15.49% average CTR decline
42.51% of searches show AI features

📈 The Good News

18.68% CTR boost for branded keywords
Focus on brand building wins

📊 Market Reality

42.51%
of search results now show AI Overviews
📈 +8.83 percentage points increase from last quarter

“SEO folks are watching search change in real time… probably for good”

🔮 What’s Coming Next

📱 Rollout Expansion

Beyond US users soon

🎓 Feature Graduation

AI Mode → Regular Search

📧 Personal Context

Gmail integration coming

📊 Advanced Analytics

Real-time data visualization

🎯 Your Next Steps

✅ Action Items

1. Try it: Go to google.com/aimode
2. Test: Compare AI Mode vs traditional search
3. Adapt: Focus on brand building & authority
4. Experiment: Use it for complex industry questions

💬 Let’s Discuss

❓ Have you noticed traffic changes since AI Overviews?
🤔 Will AI Mode kill traditional SEO or evolve it?
🎯 What’s the most complex question you’d ask AI Mode?

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