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A few months ago, Google added access to reasoning modes to its Gemini AI chatbot. Now, it’s expanded the reach of Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental to other features of the chat experience as it doubles down on context-filled responses. 

The company announced it’s making Gemini more personal, connected and helpful. It’s also making its version of Deep Research, which searches the Internet for information, more widely available to Gemini users. 

Deep Research will now be backed by Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental. Google said in a blog post that, by adding the power of Flash Thinking, Deep Research can now give users “a real-time look into how it’s going about solving your research tasks.” The company said this combination will improve the quality of reports done through Deep Research by providing more details and insights. 

Before this update, Gemini 1.5 Pro powered Deep Research and was only available on the $20-a-month Google One AI Premium plan. However, VentureBeat’s Carl Franzen found even this now less-powerful version to be a helpful research assistant. 

A more personal Gemini

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental will also power a new capability called personalization. 

Personalization is precisely that: Responses will be more tailored to the use...