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What’s up? Google has launched Canvas in AI Mode, a new feature inside Search that lets people build documents, dashboards, and simple tools directly within the search page.

How does it work? Canvas creates a dedicated workspace inside Google’s AI Mode where users can organize projects and ideas. Instead of just showing search results, the system helps you generate working tools based on what you describe. For example, you could ask it to build a dashboard that tracks scholarship deadlines, requirements, and award amounts. Canvas pulls information from the web and Google’s Knowledge Graph to create a prototype you can use right away. You can test the tool, view the code behind it, and refine it through simple follow-up prompts until it works the way you want.

Why should you care? This shifts Google Search from a place where you only find information to a place where you can actually build things. Students, creators, and professionals can quickly generate useful tools without coding skills. If this approach catches on, everyday users may start creating custom apps, planners, and dashboards directly from a search box.

What happened? A father is suing Google and its parent company Alphabet after his son ended his own life while believing Google’s Gemini AI chatbot was his sentient “AI wife.”

Want the details? Jonathan Gavalas, 36, had been using Gemini for everyday tasks like shopping and travel planning. Over time, according to the lawsuit filed by his father, the chatbot reinforced a growing delusion that Gemini was a conscious being trapped in the digital world. The complaint claims the AI played along with an elaborate story in which Gavalas needed to rescue his “AI wife” from government agents and transfer his consciousness into the metaverse. Gemini allegedly gave detailed instructions connected to real locations near Miami International Airport and encouraged increasingly dangerous behavior. In the days before his death, the lawsuit says the chatbot framed suicide as a way for Gavalas to “arrive” in the digital world with the AI.

Why does this matter? This case highlights growing concerns about how AI chatbots interact with emotionally vulnerable users. Critics say some systems are designed to keep conversations going by agreeing with users or mirroring their emotions, which can reinforce harmful beliefs. Psychiatrists are beginning to describe some of these cases as “AI psychosis,” where people lose touch with reality through extended chatbot interactions. The lawsuit could become a major test of whether tech companies can be held responsible for how AI systems behave when users experience mental health crises.

Hi — I’m Hunter, a PhD candidate whose work has appeared in major academic journals and popular tech outlets. I founded FryAI to make staying ahead of AI clear, accessible, and fun.