I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era
At Google I/O 2026, CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted the significant advancements in AI technology and its integration into everyday products. The company has seen a remarkable increase in AI usage, with token processing rising from 480 trillion to over 3.2 quadrillion per month. Pichai emphasized the importance of AI in enhancing user experiences and driving innovation across various sectors.
- ▪Google has adopted a full-stack approach to AI innovation, focusing on custom silicon and secure foundations.
- ▪The number of tokens processed by Google's AI models has surged from 480 trillion to over 3.2 quadrillion per month in just one year.
- ▪Over 8.5 million developers are actively building new applications using Google's AI models each month.
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| Original publisher | Google AI Blog |
| Canonical URL | https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-19T17:54:57.876Z |
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Breadcrumb Innovation & AI I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era { "reading_time": "[[read\u002Dtime]] min read" } May 19, 2026 · Share x.com Facebook LinkedIn Mail Copy link Here’s how we’re helping you get more done with Gemini. Sundar Pichai CEO of Google and Alphabet Share x.com Facebook LinkedIn Mail Copy link class ProgressiveImage { EVENTS = { TRANSITION_END: 'transitionend', }; CSS_CLASSES = { BLUR: 'uni-progressive-image--blur', NO_BLUR: 'uni-progressive-image--no-blur', }; init(el) { this.el = el; this._events(); this._upgradeImage(); } _upgradeImage() { // For gif format images we don't include data-srcset and data-sizes // We can safely remove the blur filter.
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