As AI continues to be a core focus of its search experience, Google appears to now be testing the replacement of its iconic “I’m Feeling Lucky” button with a new button for its AI Mode.
“I’m Feeling Lucky” has been a part of Google Search essentially since its inception. While the “Google Search” button leads to a page with links and other information, “I’m Feeling Lucky” immediately sends users directly to a website related to that search.
Now, though, Google seems to be changing that.
Spotted by SERoundtable and a lot of users in the wild, Google seems to be testing two new ways for AI Mode to appear on its homepage. This includes, firstly, just replacing the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button entirely with an AI Mode button – usually with a colorful border around it. The other design adds an AI Mode shortcut to the search bar itself, leaving the two buttons underneath in their usual placement.
Speaking to The Verge, Google says:
We often test different ways for people to access our helpful features. This is just one of many experiments.
Whether or not Google goes wide on this change remains unclear as, for now, it seems to be merely a test. Still, it’d be a considerable shakeup to a homepage that’s been relatively static for decades. Then again, it’s not the only change on the Google homepage’s horizon.
Earlier this week, Google also quietly updated its “G” logo for the first time in a decade with a new gradient design.
More on Google Search:
- Google redesigning the Search bar widget on Android
- Google AI Mode gets one-tap search, smooth iOS glow
- Google AI Mode drops Labs waitlist, updates desktop UI, and more
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