The dust has now settled on the Google I/O 2024 keynote and there's no doubting what the big theme was – Google Gemini and new AI tools completely dominated the announcements, giving us a glimpse of where our digital lives are headed. CEO Sundar Pichai was right to describe the event as its version of The Eras Tour – specifically, the "Gemini Era" – at the very top.
Unlike previous years, the entire keynote was about Gemini and AI; in fact, Google said the latter a total of 121 times. From unveiling a futuristic AI assistant called "Project Astra" that can run on a phone – and maybe smart glasses, one day – to Gemini being infused into nearly every service or product the company offers, artificial intelligence was definitely the dominant theme.
