December 12 news.GoogleToday it launched a program called "Deep Research" (Deep Research) of the brand newArtificial Intelligence ToolsThe tool is able to utilize its Gemini Large-scale language modeling for web information retrieval and generating detailed research reports for users.
"Deep Research is currently only available to Gemini Advanced subscribers and is available in English only. Users with access can ask Gemini to research a specific topic, and the chatbot will then create a "multi-step research plan," which can be used for a variety of purposes.Users have the option of editing or directly approving the planGoogle says Gemini will first "find interesting snippets of information" on the Web and then perform relevant searches -- a process that will be repeated several times. Google says Gemini will first "look for interesting snippets of information" on the Web and then perform relevant searches -- a process that will be repeated several times.
Upon completion.Gemini will generate a report with "Key Findings" with links to the websites where the information came fromUsers can also ask Gemini to expand or adapt certain parts of the report, as well as export AI-generated research to Google Docs. Users can also ask Gemini to expand or tweak parts of a report, and export AI-generated research to Google Docs, a feature somewhat similar to the Pages feature offered by AI search engine Perplexity, which generates customized web pages based on user prompts.
Google introduced this "deep research" feature in the release announcement for Gemini 2.0, its new model for the era of "agent-based" AI. "Agent-based" AI refers to AI systems that perform tasks for users. "Deep Research is just one example of Google's push into agent-based AI, a direction that other AI companies are seriously exploring.
1AI notes that in addition to "Deep Research," Google has also announced the availability of Gemini Flash 2.0, a faster version of the next-generation chatbot, to developers. "Deep Research" is currently only available to web-based Gemini Advanced subscribers, who can experience the feature by visiting Gemini and changing the model drop-down menu to "Gemini 1.5 Pro with Deep Research " to experience this feature.