This article provides details about recent changes to AI Assist.
January 22, 2026
Notable changes
- Responses
- Responses load much faster now with optimizations to our search and re-ranker service.
- Search results from Stack, not used for quotes, are now included at the bottom of responses to provide even more relevant content from the network.
- Shared conversations
- You can continue to share conversations and re-share any updates with a new URL. Think of it like branching, but for conversations!
- Shared conversation names are now used as page titles in the browser.
- Shared conversations include support and contact information in case they need to be reported.
- Better input formatting
- When submitting code as part of a question, AI Assist now displays it in markdown format for better readability where possible.
- UX improvements
- Added “About AI Assist” link in the left sidebar so that users have a direct path to documentation
- Updated source cards to display the logos of Stack Exchange network sites (where appropriate)
- Optimized spacing so that users don’t have to scroll as much
- Removed the “import chat” options due to low usage
- Added a link to the Stack Overflow MCP server documentation
Bug fixes
A big thank you to the community for taking the time to test and submit bugs. Here’s what we’ve addressed:
- Search results and responses now appear in the same language as the user’s input more consistently.
- Share links are disabled until the response is loaded.
- Source cards weren’t always showing, especially when translating content; that is now fixed.
- Fixed Copy action in Safari, where it was crashing the page.
- Resolved blank chat title in the Recent Chats section of the left sidebar.
- Fixed the close button in the Share popover where it wasn’t working.
- Set the code Copy button position to be fixed so it doesn’t scroll or display off-screen.