Try "AI Mode" on Google.com (Disclaimer, I recently joined the team that makes this product)

I have been playing with it recently and, yeah, it's much better than Gemini. It's still seems to be single-shot though - as in, it reads your text, thinks about it for a bit, kicks off searches, reads those searches, thinks, and answers. It never, as far as I can tell, kicks off new searches based on the thinking it did after the initial searches - whereas chatgpt will often do half a dozen or more iterations of that.

One of my biggest criticisms of "AI Mode" and "Gemini" is that I have no clue whatsoever what the difference is, and when it's best to use one or the other. It seems to be completely undocumented. I wish there was even the briefest of guides.

Well if you have even a smidgen of decision power, please tell somebody that Google's AI products are all over the place. They are confusing, we are bombarded with information from all sides (I would not use the word "revolution" to describe what's been happening with AI + coding during 2025 but it's IMO not far from that) and everyone screaming for attention by spinning off newer and newer brands and sub-brands of tooling are _not_ helping. I take no sides; not a fanboy. Only used free Claude and free Gemini Pro 2.5. But some months ago I scoffed at the expression "try it in Google AI Studio" -- that by itself is a branding / marketing failure. Something like the existing https://ai.google website and with links to the different offerings indeed goes a LONG way. I like that website though it can be done better. But anyway. Please tell somebody higher up that they are acting like 50 mini…

OK, I tried it. --- [me] dark legacy comics who wants some bamboo [AI Mode] In Dark Legacy Comics , the phrase "who wants some bamboo?" is a catchphrase of sorts used by the panda character Keydar. It is often used before the panda charges into a fight or expresses a desire to participate in some aggressive action. In the context of the comics, it is a humorous and slightly absurd representation of his aggressive streak. The character of Keydar is known for his sometimes-contradictory actions; he is a panda (typically associated with peacefulness) but displays a more chaotic and aggressive side, and the "bamboo" catchphrase highlights this comedic contrast. --- Out of this response, the following information is accurate: 1. There is a character in Dark Legacy Comics whose name is "Keydar". 2. Nothing else. Keydar does appear in the strip containing that phrase ( https://darklegacycomics.…