OpenAI vs. OpenAI: a new AI-powered product? The Google I/O kicks off at 10AM PT / 1PM ET

This new rumor tracks with earlier reports from both Bloomberg and The Information that also suggest OpenAI is developing an AI-based product capable of searching the internet. The Information reports that the search feature of the Openai could be powered by Bing.

OpenAI previously attempted to give ChatGPT access to live web data via ChatGPT plugins, which have since been retired in favor of GPTs. The chatbot has a poor reputation for giving accurate information, even after people quickly adopted it for information-gathering tasks.

Raghavan said that people come to them because they are trusted. “They may have a new gizmo out there that people like to play with but they still come to Google to verify what they see there because it is the trusted source and it becomes more critical in this era of generative AI.”

The magnetic speaker dock will be a separate purchase from the rest of the hardware this year, making it unlikely that there will be much new hardware released this year. The company could still tease new products like the Pixel 9 — which, in typical Google fashion, is already leaking all over the place — and the Pixel Tablet 2, of course.

That kind of thing could be bad news for devices like the Rabbit R1 and the Human Ai Pin, which each recently launched and struggled to justify their existence. They have no other advantage other than that it’s hard to pull off using a phone as an artificial intelligence Wearable.

I/O could also see the debut of a new, more personal version of its digital assistant, rumored to be called “Pixie.” The Gemini-powered assistant is expected to integrate multimodal features like the ability to take pictures of objects to learn how to use them or get directions to a place to buy them.

It is likely that the internet company will look at ways to turn your phone into more of a device. The generative artificial intelligence features will be in more than one of the apps. It has been working on features that will help with dining and shopping, as well as finding EV charges in Maps. The feature that uses Artificial Intelligence to call a business and wait on hold for you while a human is available to talk to you is being tested by the company.

Google I/O kicks off on Tuesday, May 14th at 10AM PT / 1PM ET with a keynote talk. You can catch that on Google’s site or its YouTube channel, via the livestream link that’s also embedded at the top of this page. (There’s also a version with an American Sign Language interpreter.) I/O usually goes on for a couple of hours if you set a good amount of time aside.