We react to Google I/O 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

Google I/O was, predictably, all about AI this year. And if it actually works, a lot of this stuff could be pretty useful! Immediately after the two hour long keynote (that contained approximately 190 total mentions of the terms "AI" and "Gemini") The Verge’s senior AI reporter Hayden Field and executive editor Jake Kastrenakes went live on YouTube with their reactions.

Further reading:

• The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026

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  The 5 biggest changes coming to Gemini
  

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  Google Search is getting its biggest changes ever
  

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  Inside Google’s Beam Lab, an AI face appears

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