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Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon

One of the most promising introductions at Google’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday was a new way for consumers to use the web: AI agents. Unfortunately, it was also the most confusing.

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What happened The upcoming AI agent, Gemini Spark, was one of many of the company’s announcements from the conference Tuesday.
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Left / center-leftGoogle is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it

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TechCrunchNews report · May 21, 1:52 PM

Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it

One of the most promising introductions at Google’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday was a new way for consumers to use the web: AI agents. Unfortunately, it was also the most confusing.

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Fast CompanyNews report · May 21, 4:00 PM

Google Deep Mind’s Tulsee Doshi says AI’s next phase depends on user trust

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company ’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging t...

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EngadgetNews report · May 21, 4:00 PM

Google won't rest until Gemini is everywhere in your home

The company is making it easier for manufacturers to make more Gemini-powered smart devices.

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Business InsiderNews report · May 21, 3:23 PM

Google is going to ruin the internet

The internet should be a place you go, not a place that comes to you. Google's new changes to search turn that all around. They'll ruin everything.

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OregonianNews report · May 21, 3:00 PM

Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon

The upcoming AI agent, Gemini Spark, was one of many of the company’s announcements from the conference Tuesday.

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France 24News report · May 21, 2:45 PM

Powering the AI inference boom: Is it time to downsize the data centre?

In the world of artificial intelligence, the focus used to be on training AI models. Now, increasingly, it's on "inference" – the actual execution of the tasks we ask these systems to perfo...

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Inc.News report · May 21, 2:40 PM

The Real Reason Cloudflare Just Laid Off 20 Percent of Its Staff: Why AI Is Coming for ‘Measurers’ First

The cybersecurity giant is doing well financially, but still cut staff in a bid to keep up with the AI boom.

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ZDNetNews report · May 21, 1:51 PM

Google's AI features just got more confusing

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Google's new Gemini features sound useful, if you can remember their names and where to find them.

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Relevant MagazineNews report · May 21, 1:35 PM

AI Is Exposing How Much We’ve Confused Productivity With Purpose

A writer opens a blank Google Doc, stares at the cursor for 20 minutes, then watches ChatGPT produce a workable first draft in less time than it takes to refill a coffee. The first reaction...

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AxiosNews report · May 21, 9:00 AM

How Google plans to win the AI war

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Google is trying to pull off one of the trickiest balancing acts in tech: aggressively disrupting its own products with AI while protecting the businesses that generate tens of billions in...

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