Brave announced on Thursday that it’s introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Earlier this year, the company launched “Answer with AI” summaries that appear above search results after you submit a query to give you an easy-to-read answer in response to a question. Now the Answer with AI summaries will include a chat bar that lets you ask follow-up questions regarding your initial query.
The new feature gives users access to an experience that’s not available on Google, the largest search engine in the world. While Google does offer “AI Overviews,” which are similar to Brave’s “Answer with AI” summaries, the company does not offer a way for users to ask additional questions based on an initial query, as users instead have to complete an entirely new search when looking for more information.
If you go to Brave Search and type in “Christopher Nolan films,” you will get an AI-generated summary that gives you an overview of who Christopher Nolan is and a list of some of his notable films. Starting today, you will now see a chat bar under the AI-generated summary that reads, “Ask a follow-up question.”
You could then enter a follow-up query, such as, “Which actors appear most in his films?” The AI chatbot will then give you a list of actors that Nolan has frequently featured in his movies.
Once you ask a follow-up question, you will enter a chat experience that offers sources along the way with each new question to highlight where the chatbot is getting the information.
Brave says this new experience, which is powered by a combination of open and internal LLMs, eliminates the need for users to choose between chat-first or search-first tools. For instance, search engines are good at fetching images, links, and information, while AI chatbots are great for exploring topics through related questions based on context. Brave is now bringing these two types of tools together with its latest feature.
Brave notes that your conversations with Answer with AI remain safe and private, as Brave Search does not store your queries or profile you.
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The company revealed that Brave Search serves more than 36 million queries per day and that its Answer with AI tool generates more than 11 million answers daily.
