Meta is rolling out a new feature on Facebook called "AI mode," a search capability that uses artificial intelligence to extract information from public posts and comments and return conversational, chatbot-style answers. The development was reported by TechCrunch and covered in Hungarian media (HVG) on June 10, 2026.
What the new mode does
- AI mode sources information from public Facebook content, including posts and comments in Groups and comments attached to Reels videos.
- Instead of presenting results as a ranked list of links, the feature provides summarized, natural-language responses similar to how a traditional chatbot replies.
Connection to earlier AI experiments
The rollout follows Meta’s other AI experiments. TechCrunch and the Hungarian coverage note that the Forum app — a Reddit-like product associated with Facebook — launched in May and already included an AI-based Q&A interface called "Ask," which also generated answers from discussions taking place in Facebook Groups.
Why it matters and the risks involved
The feature represents a push by Meta to narrow its AI gap and offer more integrated AI experiences across its platforms. However, because the system draws answers from users’ public discourse — posts and comments — the reliability of its responses is highly questionable: community conversations can contain inaccuracies, misleading statements, or deliberate falsehoods that an AI might reproduce.
Meta’s statements and additional implementation details were summarized in the TechCrunch and HVG reporting; those sources provide further information on timing and availability of the new AI mode.
