Google is still drip-feeding AI into search, Maps, and Translate

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Google announced a bunch of AI-enabled search, Maps, and Translate updates as part of its Google presents: Live from Paris event on Wednesday.

While it showed off a brief demo of “Bard,” the ChatGPT-rivaling AI chatbot-style search powered by its LaMDA technology, most of the features focused on features we've already seen, like “visual search” implementations that expand Google Lens, a more immersive version of Google Maps, and a Google Translate that is better at understanding context.

In the coming months, we’re introducing a ✨major update ✨ to help you search what’s on your mobile screen.

You’ll soon be able to use Lens through Assistant to search what you see in photos or videos across websites and apps on Android. #...