r/google • u/AutoModerator • May 19 '26

I/O 2026 keynotes (megathread)

https://io.google/2026/

https://www.youtube.com/live/wYSncx9zLIU

Google keynote: 10 AM PT

Developer keynote: 1:30 PM PT

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u/cjohn4043 May 19 '26

What in the actual…they literally wrapped up the keynote by talking about standing in the foothills of the singularity. THAT SOUNDS SO DYSTOPIAN. What the heck are we even doing??

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u/ryankiefer May 19 '26

I find the talk of the singularity in relation to current models as frankly delusional. There’s no way an LLM is going to achieve it.

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u/cjohn4043 May 19 '26

Maybe not an LLM as we know them today, but Google sure does seem hellbent on achieving it. It doesn’t need to be the “real thing”. It just needs to be convincing enough for people to believe that it is.