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Beyond Chatbots: The New AI Battlefield is Hardware & Execution

  • Writer: Ram Srinivasan
    Ram Srinivasan
  • 11 minutes ago
  • 2 min read

Did you catch the seismic shifts in AI this week? Through I/O, io, and more, the industry giants are making it clear -> AI's future is in hardware and agents that can plan and execute.


Three key announcements this week:

01/ Google I/O Unveiled:

  •  Gemini 2.5 Pro with Deep Think support

  •  Gemini 2.5 Flash improvements (20-30% fewer tokens needed)

  •  Audio-visual input and native audio dialogue

  •  Project Mariner (browser-based agentic AI handling multiple tasks)

  •  New AI subscription tiers: Google AI Pro and Ultra ($250/month)

  •  Veo 3, Imagen 4, and Flow (improved generative media models)

  •  AI Mode in Search with Deep Search capability

  •  Workspace AI integrations for Gmail, Meet, and Docs

  •  Google Beam (formerly Project Starline) for 3D video conferencing

  •  Android XR glasses with Gemini capabilities


02/ Microsoft Doubled Down On Copilot:

  •  Bringing DeepSeek R1 models to Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs

  •  Adding new deep research capabilities to Microsoft 365 Copilot

  •  "Researcher" and "Analyst" features for workplace productivity


03/ OpenAI x Jony Ive's "io":

  •  "io" is Jony Ive's secretive hardware company

  •  Apple's legendary design chief will lead OpenAI's creative direction

Why This Matters:

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt provides the crucial context: "While most people fixate on AI's language skills, they're missing its rapidly advancing planning and strategy abilities." Schmidt believes AI isn't overhyped but actually underhyped - with the potential to run all business processes and deliver up to 30% economic impact.


The race is shifting from who has the best chatbot to who can build the most intuitive AI devices and agents that anticipate, plan, and execute. 


The competition and innovation in this domain will define the next decade of technology. —

A Message From Ram:

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Disclaimer:

Ram Srinivasan currently serves as an Innovation Strategist and Transformation Leader, authoring groundbreaking works including "The Conscious Machine" and the upcoming "The Exponential Human."


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