The next edition of the Google I/O developer conference will take place on May 14th. The common thread, just like last year, will be AI.

Google announces the date of its annual developer high mass I/O. It takes place on May 14th. A limited audience is invited on-site, but Google I/O has been primarily an online event for several years. The keynotes and sessions can be followed live.

What can we expect from Google this year? For years, Google has been introducing a new Android version during the conference. Android 15 is currently in the hands of developers and a first public beta could appear shortly after I/O. The new Android version promises improvements in general performance and security. Google may also launch the Pixel 8a, the Pixel phones have also been available in our country since the end of last year, but the hardware only plays a supporting role in I/O.

Bumpy AI track

The theme par excellence at Google I/O will of course be (generative) AI. Google has to convince us again at its conference that it can keep up with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Co. The tech giant has already had a bumpy road with its generative AI services. Last year the launch of Bard went completely wrong and things didn’t go smoothly with Gemini either.

It is not yet entirely clear what exactly Google could announce on the subject of generative AI. Earlier this year, Google launched Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro (1.5), Gemini Nano and its smaller sister Gemma. A fairly complete LLM series, so it seems premature to us to release a new version during I/O. Google may announce deeper integrations of the AI ​​models into its other services.