Google’s vision for the future of search shows how generative AI is all about increasing corporate power.
Instead of sending you to different websites, Google has scraped the open web to generate plagiarized answers to keep you looking at ads on Google. We need to stop being distracted by AI hype and fantasies about intelligent machines, so we can push back on the real threats before it’s too late.
Google announced yesterday that many of its major products will have AI integration, which includes one of the most widely used sites, Google Search. As Big Tech companies battle for AI dominance, Europe is taking the lead with specific guardrails. Vox looks at what Washington is doing to protect Americans from AI's rapid advancement.
Did you miss Google's big developer event? This Magazine from The Verge has all you need to know, from new additions to the Pixel lineup to all the AI advancements.
For a company that just fired all their leading AI Ethics researchers, Google sure talked a lot about "responsible" AI in their Keynote #Google#googleio#ai#aiethics
For real this part from #GoogleIO where these two people revealed how AI helped them build the least-fun, derivative, creativity-bereft, soulless video game ever devised was something straight out of Mythic Quest.
For those wondering when the ‘What's New In #Android#Accessibility’ session is from #GoogleIO, it’s right after the dev keynote!
(As of this writing, dev keynote already in progress)
Some #GoogleIO thoughts from an old guy who hasn't been there in a few years:
$1800 for foldable. Ouch. Looks cool though.
Smart to throw in the watch for free.
Love the idea of the tablet. But I'm also old enough to remember the Motorola Xoom and its speaker dock (and Honeycomb!), right before it all got killed off.
Smart to include a dock for free, though. And $129 for a second dock isn't awful.
Today at #GoogleIO, it was announced that Interaction to Next Paint (INP) will become a Core Web Vital in 2024. Here's what you need to know about INP, including the answer to the all-important question: Does INP align with real user behaviour?
"Auf der Keynote seiner Entwicklerkonferenz praesentierte Google seine neuen AI-Services & eine PR-Show, die vor allen Dingen Vertrauen schaffen sollte. Alle Highlights im Ueberblick!"