Google just showed off an impressive, AI-filled vision of the future -- now it needs to ship

This morning, Google laid out its ambitious vision for the future, and a series of spectacular Google products that will take us there. At its I/O developer conference, the company unveiled a series of new products centered around the company's core competency: Unrivaled search and machine intelligence systems. Unlike earlier years, Google's big reveals were previews -- products launching "later this year" -- not immediate launches. And the most significant announcements -- personal assistant tech and smart messaging apps -- are products that Google rivals Amazon, Apple and Facebook already have out in the market. It's a sign that Google feels confident it can ship these products that are packed, in theory, with impressive, cutting-edge AI. "We want to talk to you a little bit about the future," CEO Sundar Pichai said at the onset of the keynote.