Detailed account of attending the Google I.O. developer conference, including entry frustrations, event management, and new AI tools and updates announced by Google. Highlights include VIP pass experiences, expanded context windows for developers, and integration of generative AI answers into the search engine.
This week, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o, its newest A.I. model. It has an uncannily emotive voice that everybody is talking about. Then, we break down the biggest announcements from Google IO, including the launch of A.I. overviews, a major change to search that threatens the way the entire web functions. And finally, Kevin and Casey discuss the weirdest headlines from the week in another round of HatGPT.
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