Facebook's new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts
Your public Facebook posts could help inform AI-generated results in Meta's new AI Mode. When you search on Facebook, the "AI Mode" option will appear alongside the usual search modes like "People" and "Marketplace. " It's one of several new AI features Meta is rolling out starting today, including photo presets that swap sports jerseys onto fans and suggestions for collage templates.
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- Would you trust AI suggestions from Facebook posts?
Meta is rolling out a new AI Mode that generates search results based on public posts on Facebook and its other platforms.
- Tech AI News Facebook's new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts Meta's Muse Spark AI answers questions based on what it's learned from the social network.
Meta's Muse Spark AI answers questions based on what it's learned from the social network.
- by Stevie Bonifield Jun 15, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC Link Share Gift Image: Meta Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech.
Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.
- Image: Meta Instead of "just links," it gives users AI-generated results that pull from publicly-posted content across Meta's platforms, like the AI search feature in its new Reddit-like Forum app .
Users can also ask Meta's AI follow-up questions in response to the search results it generates.
- Now Meta says its feature "uses Meta AI to give you answers grounded in what people are saying publicly across our apps" and has said that the Muse Spark AI model behind it will "over time unlock new features that cite recommendations and content people share across Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.
Would you trust AI suggestions from Facebook posts? Meta is rolling out a new AI Mode that generates search results based on public posts on Facebook and its other platforms. Tech AI News Facebook's new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts Meta's Muse Spark AI answers questions based on what it's learned from the social network.
Meta's Muse Spark AI answers questions based on what it's learned from the social network. by Stevie Bonifield Jun 15, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC Link Share Gift Image: Meta Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.
Image: Meta Instead of "just links," it gives users AI-generated results that pull from publicly-posted content across Meta's platforms, like the AI search feature in its new Reddit-like Forum app . Users can also ask Meta's AI follow-up questions in response to the search results it generates. Google has similarly pulled from Reddit threads for its search results and AI overviews .
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