Google quietly paused the rollout of its AI-powered ‘Ask Photos’ search feature

Google's Ask Photos feature, designed to answer photo-related questions like themes or locations, faced criticism for slow responses and poor quality, prompting a pause in its rollout. The revised version aims to improve speed and usability. Meanwhile, keyword search in Photos now supports exact text matches with quotes or visual searches without them. This marks another pause in Google's strategy as it navigates the AI arms race against competitors.