Long ago, I went to my boss with a draft report discussing a dozen reasons to sell a stock. I was asked to march back to whittle them down to at most three.

OpenAI must have my boss-like folks at the top. Their GPT 4o presentation the day before was focused. As https://bit.ly/3ynBhQd details, they steadfastly avoided a host of impressive features to ensure they had a small number of clear, memorable messages that would swoon all in unison.

“Less is More” has not reached Google. The I/O keynote is a whirlwind of announcements that must have left even seasoned technologists gasping for air.  In its Gemini era, Google isn't just dipping a toe in the AI waters; it's doing waves with rapid-fire cannonballs.

Truly, within a mere 24 hours of the GPT-4o release, Google has catapulted the bar to unprecedented heights. The myriad of announcements not only match, but surpass the capabilities of Sora, GPT-40, Copilot, Meta AI, Devin, Vision Pro, and more, combined. Moreover, they introduce everyday features that transform GenAI into an indispensable tool for individuals and corporations alike.

Search is no longer just about typing keywords; it's a generative AI experience tailored to human curiosity. Imagine asking Google Photos to find your license plate number or summarize your daughter's swimming progress—it's all possible now. Comparatively, the new email features appear more like progress, even though highly impressive, exhibiting the power of information Google has collected over decades and its ability to integrate across applications.

Like the GPT-4o agents introduced a day before, Google's AI agents exhibit more use cases of how GenAI will revolutionize everyday tasks, from shopping to navigating a new city. Google is also changing how we see, with our gadgets becoming our third eyes (the keynote video has an incredible example of how a phone pointed at a screen deciphers the program code displayed, apart from the power of the glasses being introduced).

This author has no desire to summarise all the other features, particularly when the post length is not enough to even mention their titles. Google has been busy with other major announcements through Alphafold 3 or Med-Gemini (both separate and highly impactful) last week or today's new Trillium TPU.

In the GenAI field, both OpenAI and Google announcements are a scale bigger than the biggest announcements from other companies earlier in the year for their implications on where GenAI and everything in technology go. I hope I do not have to write another post soon to talk about another announcement that pales these ones into insignificance, even though I feel it is inevitable!