Google is testing a way to send search queries straight into AI Mode, bypassing the standard results page and its blue links to individual sites, according to Windows Report, which found a hidden flag in the experimental Chrome Canary browser. With the flag on, a search drops you into something that behaves more like a chatbot conversation than a results page, rather than the current setup where an AI Overview sits above the links and AI Mode is a separate tab. The author of the flag's code left a note saying it is only for exploration with no current plans to ship it. The test follows a wave of AI additions to Google's products, including the I/O 2026 “Intelligent Search Box,” after which privacy-focused DuckDuckGo saw a jump in installs from people seeking a search option that doesn't push AI.
