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Reddit Answers<\/a>, the platform\u2019s conversational AI search tool, gets an upgrade through an integration with Google Gemini.\u00a0This comes over a year after Reddit expanded its partnership with Google Cloud<\/a> to access its Vertex AI platform to build AI agents. <\/p>\n Google and Reddit announced the update on Wednesday, explaining that by incorporating Gemini on Vertex AI, it will help improve search relevance and provide quick answers for users.<\/p>\n Reddit Answers has been in beta since December 2024<\/a> and allows users to ask questions and receive curated summaries of relevant comments and existing posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n The feature is designed to keep users on the platform rather than search for threads on Google. By integrating Gemini, Reddit may better compete with OpenAI and other generative AI companies that utilize its data <\/a>to train their chatbots.<\/p>\n Users have had mixed opinions about the feature, with some likening it to a \u201cknock-off version of Grok AI<\/a>,\u201d X\u2019s tool that has been known to generate misinformation <\/a>in the past. Others believe it\u2019s useful for providing a concise overview of generalized advice and insights from fellow users. For example, \u201chow to clean a rusty cast iron.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Reddit Answers is currently available in English on the web and iOS devices in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n