Google I/O 2025 was dedicated to AI. At its annual developer conference, Google announced updates that put more AI into Search, Gmail, and Chrome. Its AI models were updated to be better at making images, taking actions, and writing code.

Artificial intelligence is now in everything Google touches, including its Android XR mixed-reality glasses, a revamped search experience, and Gemini’s new agentic capabilities.

I attended Google I/O 2025 in Mountain View, and had a blast trying out all the new AI tools. Here are the coolest things I saw!

Unsurprisingly, the bulk of Google's announcements at I/O this week focused on AI. Although past Google I/O events also heavily leaned on AI, what made this year's announcements different is that the features were spread across nearly every Google offering and touched nearly every task people partake in every day.

Google used news from its I/O developer conference this year to show what NotebookLM can do. The AI-powered research and note-taking tool has been around for years, but the company has infused it with more and more features as its AI tech improved.

Google will livestream both day one I/O keynotes on its official YouTube channel. The opening company keynote is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET/10 a

New AI features are coming to Search, Workspace, Gemini, and more. Here's my pick of the best AI news at Google I/O 2025.