Google would like you to know that it has been at the forefront of machine intelligence for decades, actually. Never mind that it was beaten to the generative AI hype party by the likes of OpenAI and Microsoft Bing, because Google has big plans. At its I/O developer conference this week, in addition to announcing some new hardware (including a folding phone), Google turned on the firehose of AI. During a two-hour presentation, the company showed how it's busily building generative technologies into nearly everything it does. Chatbots, text generators, and content creation tools will soon be embedded in Google's devices, search pages, Android apps, and Google's Workspace suite of productivity apps like Gmail, Docs, and Sheets.

The White House hosted an AI symposium on Thursday where reps from Google, Amazon, Facebook and the like met with academics to talk about how to best secure America's role as a world leader in artificial intelligence. They also announced the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, which will operate through the National Science and Technology Council and determine how best to leverage AI for American industry and market growth. And while it's great to see major investment in science and technology, it's also safe to assume that the Trump administration -- who once floated Rudy Guiliani as the country's chief of cybersecurity -- might not be, uh, up to the task of running this task force. The new AI task force aims to foster a free-market approach to technological advancement, according to AP. But history has shown time and time again through industries like airlines, big banks, and private healthcare companies that this, eh, doesn't always work out so well. Right now we're in a unique window of time where a lot of incredible technology and algorithms are emerging and influencing a massive portion of everyday life.