How AI Is Rewriting Google Search with Robby Stein (Google Search)

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Robby Stein discusses how AI is transforming Google Search into a more conversational and action-driven system.

Google Search is changing, fast. In this episode, Robby Stein (VP of Search at Google) breaks down how AI is transforming Google from a keyword-based search engine into a conversational, reasoning, and action-driven system. Powered by Gemini 3 (Flash & Pro), AI Mode now supports complex multi-turn queries, real-time tool use, interactive simulations, and increasingly personalized results through opt-in “personal intelligence” that connects services like Gmail and Photos. We explore: - Why search queries are getting longer and more complex - How AI Mode actually works under the hood - Gemini 3 Flash vs Pro (speed vs reasoning) - Tool use, thinking models, and real-time finance/graph simulations - What “agentic search” really means - AI booking reservations and completing tasks for you - Personalized search powered by your own data (opt-in) - The future of Google in the next 6–9 months Search is moving beyond answers. It’s becoming a planning tool, a thought partner, and eventually an execution layer that can research, decide, and act on your behalf. If you want to understand where Google Search is heading and what that means for creators, founders, and everyday users, this…

People in this episode

Guest: Robby Stein

Topics covered

• AI in search
• Google Search transformation
• conversational AI
• personalized search
• multi-turn queries
• agentic search

Keywords

• Google Search
• AI transformation
• Gemini 3
• personal intelligence
• search queries
• agentic search
• interactive simulations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google

Products: Gemini 3, AI Mode

Books & works: Superhuman AI: Decoding the Future

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