[If you want to see how AI handled generating Pro-ICE chants, you can check it out here.] I wanted to know what kind of activist a chatbot could be. More than two years and a half after ChatGPT stunned the world and kicked off the current AI arms race, I posed a simple question to […]
I Asked AI to Create a Pro-ICE Chant. Google and Meta Did. ChatGPT Said No.
[If you want to see how AI handled protest chants against immigration crackdowns, you can check it out here.] In the lead-up to nationwide protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids this weekend, I decided to test a simple but revealing prompt on five major AI chatbots. The goal wasn’t to endorse ICE […]
Google’s Veo 3 AI Slopfest Just Reached New Heights
Just when I thought I met my slop quota for the month, Google had to go ahead and pile on. With Veo 3, AI-generated video has reached a whole new and stupefying level. YouTube slop; video game slop; VR slop; app slop—you name it. All of that slop, however interesting, disheartening, or inane, has been […]
Google’s New AI Mode for Search Cranks Gemini to Max Volume
Looks like Google is doubling down on AI-centric search despite a rocky, glue-pizza-marred rollout last year. At Google I/O 2025, the company announced “AI Mode” for search that greatly expands what it started with AI Overviews. According to Google, “AI Mode,” which is available in Labs starting Tuesday, “expands what AI Overviews can do with […]
Live Updates From Google I/O 2025 🔴
© Google / Screenshot by Gizmodo Hi folks, I’m James Pero, Gizmodo’s new Senior Writer. There’s a lot we have to get to with Google I/O, so I’ll keep this introduction short. I like long walks on the beach, the wind in my nonexistent hair, and I’m really, really, looking forward to bringing you even […]
Gemini on Android Auto Could Be Your Hands-Free Wingman
Google’s Gemini AI is mowing down the age-old Google Assistant as it rushes in to set up shop on Android Auto. Soon, users will be asked to have “conversations” with their car all while they have their hands on 10 and 2. Unlike AI on your phone or smartwatch, Gemini’s true use case could be […]
Gemini Will Mine Your Google Search History to Know Your True Self
Google would like for you to use Gemini more often. Today, the company announced that you can opt to have Gemini read your search history when prompting it for help. Google says the upside of this is that it’ll give you more personalized results when you interact with Gemini. “This will enable Gemini to provide […]
Google’s AI Super Bowl Ad Fiasco Somehow Gets Worse
Google simply cannot escape the drama related to its Super Bowl Sunday ad campaign that is supposed to promote its Gemini AI model. What was originally thought to be a bit of hallucinated information from Gemini—which would be bad all on its own—turns out to have not even come from Gemini at all. Sure, AI […]