Facebook’s new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts
Meta just gave 3B Facebook users AI search. It's pulling from public posts—and it's live today.
Why it matters
Meta is shipping AI-powered search directly into Facebook's core product, leveraging its massive public content corpus as training data. This is a significant app-layer deployment that monetizes Meta's social graph through generative AI, competing directly with Google Search and Perplexity.
The key facts
10 to knowMeta launching 'AI Mode' search on Facebook
AI-generated results pull from publicly-posted content across Meta platforms
Feature rolling out starting June 15, 2026
Users can ask follow-up questions to AI search results
Also shipping: photo presets for sports jersey swaps, collage template suggestions
Similar feature exists in Meta's Reddit-like Forum app
AI Mode search now available on Facebook alongside People and Marketplace modes
Feature mirrors AI search capability in Meta's Reddit-like Forum app
Additional features rolling out: photo presets for jersey swaps, collage template suggestions
Launched June 15, 2026
Go to the source
The Verge AItheverge.com
Publisher excerpt: 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…