Watching #GoogleIO and there are some cool demonstrations of data center cloud computing, but there's also this fog of dystopia surrounding these demos.
The announcements for search are horrifying. Google is full mask off.
Phrases like "search for something, and we'll collect all this data for you" basically equates to:
"We sucked up ALL the data from people who really did the work, and we're going to give you the results of their hard work, but we wont take you to the site that generated the data. You can stay on the search page, and the site's traffic will plummet."
What a horrible time to be an Android developer ffs. I wish I could forget everything I know about Android and iOS and learn something different. Fuck all this AI crap. #GoogleIO
My office this morning as I start the trek to #googleio. Happy to see BA have reinstated the old work area in the Concorde Room and designated it a quiet zone.
Google I/O wrapped up, and I have a LOT of thoughts. Shot a quick reaction video on the keynote here https://somegadgetguy.com/b/455
Some really interesting AI tools are coming, but will Gemini search continue hurting website traffic?
I’m heading to Google I/O next week. My first big conference since 2019. Who else do I know that is going to be there?
On a somewhat related note, has anyone figured out how to save sessions on the I/O schedule this year? I can't find a way to build a schedule for myself.
I remember a time when I was excited about #GoogleIO, but for a few years now, it’s always felt like a drawn out death rattle with repeating information, cringe jokes and performances, and innovation that feels like it’s trying very hard to convince people of its usefulness when actually it’s just empty promises. 😅
Ironic that Marc Rebillet, an incredibly creative, energetic, extremely human performer was preceded by an interminable sequence of unremarkable music that was generated by “image-to-music” #ai.
After watching OpenAI's presentation and, even more, an excerpt from Google's presentation yesterday, I asked myself: is this AI, according to the big tech companies (especially Google - for OpenAI it's their core business, so I understand their perspective), truly what users want and need, or is it just another method to lock people into using their technologies, which are not easily self-hostable?
I'm not arguing for or against it, but I noticed that (almost) the entire Google I/O yesterday was focused on this...
What's new in view transitions? (Google I/O 2024 update)
In this video I introduce you to cross-document view transitions for MPA along with two improvements that allow you to more easily work with view transitions in general.
:cwy: I thought Google deepfaked Weird Al, but the truth turned out to be far more disturbing.
"Rebillet has over 2 million followers on both YouTube and TikTok, where he’s best known for his viral “Night Time Bitch” sound clip and songs in which he screams at people to get out of bed while wearing a bathrobe."
A round-up of all our Privacy Sandbox content at #GoogleIO! Really was non-stop discussions, questions, and demos with all of you there - thank you for stopping by! And if you missed it, you can jump into all the detail here: