Google's New AI Plans Are Bleak, at Least for Everyone in the Real World (opens in new tab)

Google's New AI Plans Are Bleak, at Least for Everyone in the Real World Kenneth Kwok Wed, 05/20/2026 - 07:35 From CNET: Remember those upbeat newscasts in The Hunger Games, filled with big smiles, snazzy music cuts and flamboyant outfits? It's all exciting and opulent for the few -- while the rest of the population faces starvation, uncertainty and fear. I kept thinking about that pointed contrast during Google I/O this year, with the many ways the company wants to force Gemini on us. Just e...