According to a statement from Google, AI mode is powered by custom versions of the latest Gemini 2.5 model and allows users to ask more complex, nuanced questions to in search that would previously require multiple searches.
"Users will not only find the information they need more easily but will also be empowered to explore a wider range of content from across the web," Google Africa MD Alex Okosi said in the statement.
AI Mode is not to be confused with the AI Overviews, which South African internet users already see when using Google Search.