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Kevin Roose

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1391 total appearances

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

I do think it typically takes a few days to really put these models through their paces.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

We have seen some complaints, though, about pricing, model quality.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Curious what you've made of the reception so far.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Yeah, wrap it up, Luis.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

He was telling me on the ride down that he feels like he basically has not done a traditional Google search in the past year, that he's sort of fully doing these AI searches.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

When you hear that, are you like, cool, like this is the kind of user that I want right now?

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Or does it send you a little chill?

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Because, you know, the sort of traditional search ads business is pretty good for you.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Let's talk about public perception.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

The New York Times, CNN did a poll this week, found that only about 16% of people say that AI is mostly good, about 35% say it's mostly bad.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

What do you make of the AI backlash that we're seeing right now?

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

And how much leverage do you think Google has to change that perception?

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

I'd be curious to hear a little bit more about your case that like, that you think that sure, jobs may change a lot, but you know, you entry-level graduate, the economic future is still bright for you.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Like, what is that case in your mind?

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

I'll say it.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

I didn't do it.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

I had no idea how to do it.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Let's talk about agents, because I feel like agents actually tie sort of into this question of, well, what is going to make us more productive in the future and how will it change our job?

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

Later this summer, you're releasing Spark, which seems sort of intended to be an agent for the regular person.

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Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

And I'm so curious to know, like, could you walk us through something this agent is doing for you personally?