Google is in the early days of testing a new behavior in Chrome that sends users straight to AI Mode, bypassing the standard Search experience.

Spotted by Windows Report, Google is testing a new flag on Chrome that, when enabled, bypasses standard Google Search and sends users straight into AI Mode.

As Google describes it:

Fulfill Searchbox Queries in AI Mode

Redirects all normal searchbox queries in the omnibox and realbox to AI mode threads. – Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS