In this episode of Hard Fork, hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton attend Google I/O, Google's annual developer conference, and discuss the numerous AI announcements made, including the new AI mode in Google Search, Gemini's growing user base, and new image and video models. They also share their impressions of the event's atmosphere and Google's evolving approach to AI, noting a shift towards integrating AI into all Google products and a growing focus on AGI. Later in the episode, they interview Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, about the company's vision for the AI future, the development of AGI, and the ethical considerations surrounding AI development and deployment.
