Google just made AI Mode in Chrome a lot more useful. When you click on a source link now, it opens alongside your chat instead of spawning yet another tab. You can ask follow-up questions about what's on the page without bouncing back and forth.
AI Mode is Google's chatbot-style search feature that sits in a tab on the left side of the search engine. It launched last year and has been getting steady updates ever since.
This side-by-side view is a smart move for workflow. If you're researching something, you can now verify sources and dig deeper without losing your thread of conversation. It's the kind of friction reduction that actually matters when you're trying to get work done.
Google has been packing AI Mode with features over the past year. You can generate images of outfits and decor from descriptions, visualize travel plans, and hunt for restaurant reservations. It's becoming less of a search assistant and more of a general-purpose AI workspace.
For anyone using AI tools for research or content work, this update addresses a real pain point. Context switching kills productivity, and keeping your sources visible while you chat with an AI is a simple but effective solution.
