Google CEO: Next year millions of people will try AI smartglasses - We'll have products in the hands of developers this year

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says AI will be ‘bigger than the internet’ | The Verge

The head of Google discusses the pressure to sell off Chrome and the future of search in the AI era.

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TL;DR: After Google I/O, Nilay Patel sat down with Sundar Pichai to unpack Google’s new AI phase—shifting from standalone models to full-blown AI products. The big headline is AI Mode in Search, which spins up custom, interactive “mini-apps” instead of just links. Google plans to fold those features into regular search over time, but publishers (NYT, Vox, etc.) are already crying “theft,” worried AI will skim their sites and reroute traffic.

They also dug into Google’s confident rollout of Gemini updates (Veo 3, Imagen), the next wave of XR smart glasses, and when AI hardware might really take off. On the legal front, Pichai tackled ongoing antitrust battles—yes, even the DOJ’s push to break off Chrome—and insisted search rankings stay “sacrosanct,” immune to political meddling.