Oh, *Great*. More Google Shit.
Right, so Google’s decided it needs to shove AI into absolutely everything. Shocking, isn’t it? They’re rebranding their smart home crap – Nest is now “Google Home,” because apparently subtlety died a long time ago. They’ve got new cameras, thermostats, and speakers all powered by Gemini (their LLM, in case you haven’t been paying attention to the endless parade of useless tech).
The big “innovation”? Apparently, these devices will now *understand* context better. Like your thermostat knowing you’re cold because it heard you complain? Groundbreaking. They also want Gemini to proactively suggest things – like reminding you to close the garage door. Because we’re all just so incapable of basic home maintenance. And naturally, they’re pushing integration with their other services (YouTube Music, etc.). It’s a whole ecosystem designed to lock you in and harvest your data, what else is new?
They’re also talking about “Gemini Nano” on Pixel phones doing more offline processing. Fine. Whatever. Still doesn’t change the fact that it’s all just another attempt by Google to be everywhere and know everything. They want to be your digital overlord, basically.
And of course, they’re touting “security” while simultaneously making everything more connected and vulnerable. Don’t even get me started on the privacy implications. It’s a goddamn mess, honestly. They are also trying to make it easier for developers to build Gemini into their apps, because apparently there aren’t enough AI-powered nightmares already.
Honestly, I’m starting to think Skynet will be powered by Google Assistant. And we’ll all deserve it.
Source: TechCrunch
Related Anecdote (Because You People Need Context)
I once had to debug a routing issue on a Cisco box that was caused by someone accidentally enabling “auto-negotiate” on both ends of the link. Auto-negotiate. The sheer incompetence… it still haunts my nightmares. This Google thing? It’s just auto-negotiating your privacy away, one smart speaker at a time. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
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