Google pushes AI into flight deals as antitrust scrutiny, competition heat up | TechCrunch

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- Google on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search tool to help travelers find flight deals.
- The new tool is available within Google Flights and is designed to help “flexible travelers” find cheaper fares.
- Users can type natural language queries into a search bar and the AI surfaces matching options.
- The tool ranks results based on the percentage of savings, with the highest savings appearing first.Initially, Google has brought Flight Deals in beta, with plans to roll it out in the U.S., Canada, and India over the next week.
Google on Thursday announced a new AIpowered search tool to help travelers find flight deals even as regulators continue to question whether the search giants dominance in travel discovery stifles [+2293 chars]