Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed
The Verge Emma Roth
Google’s Discover feed is getting a chatbot-style tweak tool. You’ll be able to tell it what you want, and it’ll remember.
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Google is adding a new way to shape Discover: you can describe the kind of posts you want to see, and the app will adjust the feed for you. The feature is set to roll out in the Google app in the coming days.
The setting lives in the three-dot menu on your Discover feed. Tap it, and you’ll get a chatbot-style interface where you can type what you want more or less of. Google says the system will use AI to tune the feed and remember those preferences for later visits.
In Google’s demo, the chatbot confirms what it thinks you mean and spells out the kinds of content it plans to prioritize. If it misses the point, you can add more detail.
That matters because Discover is one of those places where the algorithm usually gets the last word. Google is now handing users a small, conversational leash — not full control, but enough to steer the machine a bit.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is the familiar AI move: dress up a settings menu as a conversation and call it personalization. It’s useful, sure, but it also shows how badly these feeds need explaining before they need more prediction. The real trick is not making the feed smarter; it’s making the platform admit users were right to want a say.
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