On Thursday, Brave announced it is launching an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Early in the year, the company launched "Answer with AI" summaries that appear above search results after you submit a query to give you an easy-to-read answer in response to a question. Now the Answer with AI summaries will include a chat bar that lets you ask follow-up questions regarding your initial query.

Thus, users get an experience on the new feature that would not be had by those using the world's largest search engine, Google. Though Google does provide "AI Overviews," which are similar to Brave's "Answer with AI" summaries, the company doesn't provide a means to ask further questions in the form of ancillary queries based on the initial question, since users have to simply run a whole new search if they are looking for more information.

If you go to Brave Search and type in "Christopher Nolan films," you will get an AI-generated summary that gives you an overview of who Christopher Nolan is and a list of some of his notable films. Starting today, you will now see a chat bar under the AI-generated summary that reads, "Ask a follow-up question."

You can then input a follow-up question, such as, "Which actors appear most in his films?" The AI chatbot will then provide you with a list of the actors that Nolan has frequently used in his movies.

As soon as you input a follow-up question, you will enter a chat experience offering sources along the way with each new question to highlight where the chatbot is getting the information.

The new experience, according to Brave, is powered by an integration of open and internal LLMs that negate the choice of one between search-first or chat-first tools. For example, search engines are very efficient at fetching images, links, and information; they are also very good at getting a feel for topics through related questions based on context. Brave is now bringing these two kinds of tools together with its latest feature.

The company said that more than 36 million queries are served every day using Brave Search, and its Answer with AI tool generates more than 11 million answers daily.

According to Brave, your conversations with Answer with AI remain safe and private because Brave Search doesn't store your queries or profile you.