Google Adds AI to Its Search, Taking Aim at Chatbot Challengers

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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P.M. Edition for May 20. Google is adding an AI chatbot feature to its iconic search page, allowing it to more closely rival competitors like ChatGPT. WSJ reporter Katherine Blunt discusses Google’s parent, Alphabet, plans to bet even bigger on artificial intelligence. Plus, despite the fear of an immigration crackdown from the Trump administration, many workers without legal status are still going to work. Paul Kiernan, who covers the U.S. economy for the Journal, joins to talk about why that is, and what it means for industries dependent on migrant labor. And President Trump pressures Republican dissenters in the House to drop their objections to his tax and spending bill which could go on vote as early as tomorrow. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every day, you're faced with millions of data points, making crucial research noisier than ever before.
0:06.0	When every second counts, successful business decisions hinge on access to the right information at the right time.
0:13.0	Utilize AlphaSense's AI search technology to extract critical market knowledge and insights in seconds, not ours.
0:21.6	Outpaced the competition today.
0:24.1	Alpha Sense, powering the world's biggest decisions.
0:27.4	Learn more by visiting alpha-sense.com.
0:34.0	What's behind Google's revamping of its classic search engine with a new artificial intelligence feature?
0:40.6	Plus, President Trump pressures Republican lawmakers to pass his tax agenda.
0:45.8	And why the U.S. immigration crackdown hasn't crushed the migrant labor force.
0:50.3	We've seen an uptick in immigration-related arrests.
0:54.3	We haven't seen a lot more deportations yet, but still, the prevailing wisdom is that there's a less than 100% chance that you're going to get rounded up and deported.
1:04.2	But there is 100% chance that you won't be able to pick your bills if you don't work.
1:07.9	It's Tuesday, May 20th.
1:09.7	I'm Alex O'Solove for the Wall Street Journal.
1:12.0	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:19.6	Your Google searches are about to look different. Google is overhauling its iconic search engine.
1:25.7	At its developer's conference today,
1:28.1	the company announced that it has started rolling out
1:30.2	what it calls AI mode to its search page.
1:33.0	It's being added as a tab within search for users in the U.S.
1:36.9	Speaking with me from outside that Google Developers Conference,
1:40.1	WSJ reporter Catherine Blunt said Alphabet is now taking aim
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