Google Tests AI Mode Shortcuts for Images, Files and Brainstorming in Desktop Search

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Google is running a limited test of three AI Mode shortcut buttons — Create images, Ask about files, and Brainstorm — placed directly beneath the desktop Search box. The shortcuts serve as task-based entry points, linking web search, local files, Google Drive content, and generative AI tools within a single interface. Each shortcut maps to an existing AI Mode capability: image generation, file-based Q&A, and Canvas, Google's planning and ideation workspace. The change is primarily an interface experiment and does not introduce new APIs or third-party integration options for developers. It signals Google's broader intent to position the Search box as a unified starting point for both information retrieval and AI-assisted work tasks.

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