If you hung out on LinkedIn last week, you may have seen some chatter about Google’s new “AI Mode” that was just released to U.S. users. What got less attention, is the fact that during their annual I/O developer conference, they simultaneously released a combination of dozens of other AI tools and features. And when I say dozens , I don’t mean it figuratively. Think of AI Mode as Google Search getting a complete personality makeover. Instead of just giving you links, it has conversations with you about complex topics, using Google’s Gemini 2.0 to provide thorough, AI-powered responses with sources. If you enjoy using Perplexity AI , then you’ll feel right at home with Google AI Mode – it’s essentially Perplexity but with a Google wrapper. You can ask multi-part questions like “What’s the difference between smart rings, smartwatches, and sleep tracking mats?” and get a comprehensive breakdown that would normally take several separate searches.…