Hate Making Phone Calls? Google’s AI Will Make Them for You

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In brief Google Search has launched an AI tool that can call local businesses, ask about prices and availability, and deliver answers without requiring users to make a call. A second feature, Deep Search, uses Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro model to return detailed answers to complex queries. Both tools are part of Google’s AI Mode and are available in the U.S. through Google Labs with expanded access for paid subscribers. Google launched a new AI-powered feature in Search on Wednesday that can call local businesses, check prices and availability, and report back—all without the user ever having to make a phone call. “Search now has the agentic capability to call local businesses using AI to check on prices and availability, saving you the hassle of tracking down information yourself,” VP of Google Search Robby Stein wrote on X. “This is rolling out in the U.S., with increased access for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. Makes it much easier to cross “dry cleaning” off my to-do list.” The new AI call feature builds on Google’s Duplex, a conversational AI launched in 2018 that makes phone calls on a user’s behalf. It uses speech recognition and context to talk naturally with businesses, then summarizes the results using AI. “We may share your first and last name with the business being contacted, and we let users know this on the confirmation screen before they submit a request,” a Google spokesperson told Decrypt. “This helps businesses recognize that real potential customers are behind these calls and makes it easier for them to serve those users.” In addition to the business-calling feature, Google is rolling out a new Deep Search tool powered by its Gemini 2.5 Pro model. The features are part of Google’s shift toward artificial intelligence and AI agents designed not just…