Google Says AI Mode as Chrome Default Was an Error After Flag Appears in Canary Build

A Chrome Canary build briefly included a flag that redirected all Google Search address bar queries to AI Mode instead of standard search results. Google's VP of Engineering for Search, Rajan Patel, confirmed that the flag was an error and said the company does not plan to make AI Mode the default for Chrome searches. The flag, called "Fulfill Searchbox Queries in AI Mode," appeared in a recent Chrome Canary update and was discovered by Windows Report.