Robby Stein
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VP, Product @Google Search. Building what’s next in AI-powered search and discovery. Fueled by curiosity and coffee.
Joined December 2007
Starting today, AI Mode in Google Search is open to all Labs users in the US (no more waitlist). Plus, we’re adding new features to help you get things done - from shopping to planning your next local outing. More details below 🧵.
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1/ Exciting new AI capabilities are coming to Google Search starting today. First, we’re bringing Gemini 2.0 models to AI Overviews so they can better handle questions like coding and advanced math. Second, we’re introducing a new Search experiment in Labs: AI Mode. We’ve been.
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1/ Today we’re expanding access to AI Mode beyond Google One AI Premium subscribers in the US, as we begin taking people off the Labs waitlist. We’re hearing early users really appreciate the ability to get AI responses for tougher questions, along with fresh, high quality info
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1/ I’m thrilled to share that this week I’m starting a new chapter leading products for Google Search. I’ll be focused on reimagining the core search experience given everything now possible with AI and creating more personal and enriching connections to the web.
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Cool example of how AI Mode can give you these kinds of real-time updates on trending topics - like this one about Kyrie’s injury from the other day.
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Yesterday was an exciting day for Google Search. Super proud of the work the team has put in to ship AI Overviews in the US and bring new gen AI experiments to Search Labs. From multi-step reasoning capabilities for complex queries, to planning, to multimodality in Lens letting.
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AI Mode in Search introduces new reasoning and tools under the hood with a custom version of Gemini models. For any question, it makes a plan, breaks it down into related subtopics, and runs multiple Google searches to find the most helpful and reliable info. With this query
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Really great to see how much progress we’ve made with these multimodal capabilities in AI Mode. Keep an eye out for more features shipping soon.
Lens in AI Mode brings together our powerful multimodal capabilities with a custom version of Gemini to better handle visual questions - like this one of my bookshelf.
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For example, searching "best vintage shops for mid-century modern furniture. I’m trying to find a coffee table or record cabinet" will give you relevant local options with descriptions, images, ratings, live pricing, availability and more. This all is powered by Google’s
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2/ When you search with AI Mode, our custom Gemini 2.0 model uses reasoning and thinking capabilities to generate a plan, conduct multiple related searches and tap into fresh, high-quality info on the web and from Google’s info systems – for e.g. Knowledge Graph, local, finance,
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I'm excited to share the news that next week I'll be joining the product leadership team at…
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We’re also introducing a new left hand navigational experience on desktop so it’s easy to get back to your planning and pick back up where you left off shopping.
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The Game of Thrones credits with no music was the only way they could end that. Wow.
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We’ve made it easier for you to ask nuanced questions about products & places and take the next step, right in AI Mode. Now, you’ll start to see new, tappable cards that let you visually explore and then take actions – like making a purchase or reservation – with just a click.
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3/ We’ve been getting great feedback from trusted testers, so we’re expanding access today as a limited Labs experiment, starting with Google One AI Premium users in the U.S. I’ve been using it everyday now and was surprised to see how fast I started relying on it – especially.
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4/ We’re still learning and it’s early. As with any early-stage AI experience there may be inaccuracies and glitches – in fact we expect it. Share your feedback and we’ll fix problems as we find them as quickly as possible. We’re already working to add richer responses with.
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5/ If you sign up for Google Search Labs, we’ll send an email when we can add more people – invites are rolling out starting today. Excited to see how more people start using AI Mode!.
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1/ Happy to share we've launched a new way to get dining recs on Search. If you’re looking for something like “restaurants with a view Chicago,” you’ll get a results page organized with AI.
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1/ Two new features are coming to Lens starting today that let you search with your camera in new ways. These features use our latest AI models in Google Search which are especially good at multimodal tasks. 🧵.
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2/ We're going to be adding new features and capabilities soon, like more visual responses, richer formatting and new ways to get helpful web content as shown in this example.
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Excited to share that Artifact is now available for anyone to download!
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New update to @ARTIFACT_News today! We're launching emoji reactions, the ability to mark an article as clickbait and a new visual way to share articles with friends. It's especially fun now to send a specific choice quote.
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One of my favorite features coming to AI Mode is rich shopping with product images, real-time price info, and more. You can compare or search for anything and see accurate product info for the 45 billion products in Google Shopping with insights from across the web.
Definitely check out the new tappable product and place cards in AI Mode. Searching for something like “best foldable camping chair that would fit in a backpack for under $100” brings up a full breakdown of relevant products and real-time info that meet the particulars of what
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2/ I’m excited to return to Google after starting my career here 17 years ago and take on this role at such a pivotal time for AI. I believe Google is uniquely positioned to create magical experiences for people seeking answers, making decisions, and exploring their interests.
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Excited today to announce Threads, a new camera-first visual messaging app just for your close friends. Congrats to the incredible team who made the launch possible.
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Excited today to launch Instagram Stories! It's been a crazy and amazing 3 months. So proud of this incredible team:
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Excited our team is rolling out a new camera design today - hopefully making it easier to use effects and our creative tools!
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3/ I’m excited for what’s ahead and hopefully I’ll have a lot more to share soon!.
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3/ You can also take a picture of a complicated thing you see and the models will be able to annotate them for you in the reply if it's deemed to be helpful. Here's asking what's good for vegetarians on this menu:
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Some personal news to share: today is my last day at Instagram after five amazing years.
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Excited today to be launching Instagram Reels! Congrats to the entire team and can't wait to see where the community takes it.
Hellooooo, Reels 🙌. Introducing a new way to create and discover short, entertaining videos on Instagram. Reels is rolling out today to more than 50 countries around the world. 🤳🤩🎥✨😂👀💯.
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@mikefutia @rajanpatel The team is really focused on how we make it easy to click to sites -- we have a lot more UI updates coming that we showed in our announcement post. It's something we hear from users that they want and core to how we're building AI Mode. Also, AI Mode is going to respond to new.
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Congrats @bartjstein and @anthonycafaro on the launch of Wim! I now make froyo at home everyday and love it.
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AI Mode is now available to all Google One AI Premium users in Labs in the US. Anyone can sign up for the waitlist:
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Excited that this week we’re starting to test a custom version of Gemini 2.0 in Google Search to help tackle certain questions like advanced math, multimodal queries and coding. Been awesome to see how fast it is for pretty hard questions.
We’re kicking off the start of our Gemini 2.0 era with Gemini 2.0 Flash, which outperforms 1.5 Pro on key benchmarks at 2X speed (see chart below). I’m especially excited to see the fast progress on coding, with more to come. Developers can try an experimental version in AI
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2/ You can take a picture of text, and quickly get an AI response that lets you ask questions about it, summarize it, copy it over, and more. Lens can do a pretty great job even with messy handwriting:
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Excited to launch two big updates to Instagram! Stories now with live video, and ephemeral photos/video in Direct!
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It's now possible to post directly on Artifact and have your content go out to the people most likely to enjoy it!.
Starting today, you'll be able to directly post your own content without needing to include a link! Posts builds on the launch of Links, and allows anyone to share thoughts, reviews, ideas or anything they find useful into the feed of content from the community. Learn more in🧵
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Some valuable privacy updates are rolling out this week on Google Search. Here’s what’s new:. We’ve redesigned ‘Results about you’ — our Search tool that protects your personal information when people publish it online. It's now easier to set up proactive monitoring and request.
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Loving this sundown at 7 thing. But funny how changing clocks is already so antiquated. Vestige from the past.
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Today we launched comments on Artifact 💬! You can now create a profile and join the discussion on any article -- just get the latest build for iOS and Android!
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4/ Looking forward to hearing the creative ways people end up using these new tools.
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I'm not a Warriors fan personally, but this 3-point chart by NYT puts Curry's record in true perspective. Astounding
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"Stamped + Yahoo!" -- couldn't be more excited to work with @marissamayer and team: http://t.co/yUetuk7G.
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Great to chat with @altryne today about how we built AI Mode to help you ask whatever's on your mind. Thanks for invite!.
T-MINUS 2 hours till todays @thursdai_pod and I'm so excited! . We have a great show, with guests such as @rmstein , VP of Product at @Google to talk about AI Mode. @JustinLin610 (hopefully) to chat about the new Qwen QwQ 32B . and @dinasaur_404 from.
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Excited about these new AI-powered voices that can read any article to you!.
Today we're launching the ability to listen to articles on Artifact, powered by @Speechify_audio. Choose from 30+ voices including fun, celebrity voices like Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow. Available now on iOS, and coming soon to Android.
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Really helpful set of launches today that make it easy to get info about anything you're viewing in the Google or Chrome app for iOS.
We just made it much easier to search what's on your screen with Lens on iOS: use a simple gesture to search, whether you’re using the Google app or Chrome to browse the web
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3/ We launched something similar for meal planning back in October - and there’s still more to come!.
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2/ This includes unique, AI-generated categories based on your search with helpful resources from the web, like articles, videos, forums, etc.
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Starting today, you can use AI to generate cover images for your Artifact posts. We want to make it easy to create a compelling image that tells your story. and save you the time searching around for one.
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I've been looking forward to launching this for awhile and can't wait to see all the things the Artifact community will share and discover with Links.
Artifact is expanding beyond articles! Starting today, you can share any link from the web that’s interesting to you and view a personalized feed of links based on your interests — broadening what’s possible to discover with Artifact’s AI. Learn more in our post, linked in🧵
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Gripping account of Bin Laden raid from New Yorker. Incredible story with lots of new details. http://t.co/80pPTAW.
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.@goVince @parislemon just another cloud service. Wrist watch, kitchen, car last holds out for me.
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Think new iPhone's biggest winner is mobile payments. Fingerprint authentication for any transaction is a game changer.
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@hemal @kevinweil woot woot welcome to the team! Can't wait to get started working together :).
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"Steal Your Bologna" - most honest and inspiring account of a pro athlete mind by Josh Norman. Ht: @bartjstein
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Btw would love my dr to get a push alert of my sinus status right about now and have a zpack show up at my door tmrw.
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@rabois @jharinstein was at the game and Stanford had no intensity. Northwestern absolutely wanted it more. made the difference.
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Saw lines down the street this weekend at every theater RT: @nytimes: ‘Iron Man 3’ Delivers a Punch at the Box Office http://t.co/rCSAdh4ned.
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Wow, 2009 email from Sean Parker to Spotify execs outlining his vision for music streaming services: http://t.co/xQucs3FW.
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Incredible feat of engineering. "The Window: Tesla Model S" http://t.co/QfpAHH6SIP via @YahooScreen app.
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@infoarbitrage . but this season I look forward to the Michigan-Northwestern game more than any other :) @parislemon.
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