I gave Google’s AI Mode a shot, but I’m still sticking with Perplexity

We’ve already seen AI creeping into Google Search, whether you liked it or not. AI Overviews started off as a frustrating product that marred the original Search experience with slow responses, inaccuracies, and occasional walls of unhelpful text. But it slowly got better, and for quick queries where you didn’t want to scroll through forums or click on five different links, it actually became useful. That’s what made me hopeful when, at I/O, Google…