Google has said it is taking “another big leap forward” as it announces a host of new AI-driven updates to its internet search capabilities.

The search updates, which the company described as the “most significant” to date, include the ability to use Lens – the company’s visual search tool – to search by taking a video.

The update allows users to ask questions out loud about the moving objects in a recorded video.

Google’s systems then make sense of the video and the question asked to produce an AI overview, including resources from across the web.

Google said that the option to ask a question with your voice is also now available any time someone takes a video with Lens.

The technology giant has also improved its shopping search capabilities on Lens.

While previously users could find visually similar products from retailers across the web, starting from this week, they can now access a better results page that includes key information about the product you’re looking for, including reviews, price info across retailers, and where to buy.

In August, Google announced the expansion of its AI-generated search summaries, known as AI Overviews, to six new countries.

This move came months after the feature's initial launch in the United States faced criticism for producing inaccurate information.

The search giant rolled out AI Overviews to the UK, India, Japan, Indonesia, Mexico and Brazil, with support for local languages including Hindi and Portuguese. This expansion follows extensive testing and positive feedback from users in the US and through Google's Search Labs globally.

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