From CNET: Remember those upbeat newscasts in The Hunger Games, filled with big smiles, snazzy music cuts and flamboyant outfits? It's all exciting and opulent for the few -- while the rest of the population faces starvation, uncertainty and fear.
I kept thinking about that pointed contrast during Google I/O this year, with the many ways the company wants to force Gemini on us. Just exchange the flamboyance for the elevated basics of tech-bro clothing, and the similarities resonate.
The developers' presentation was filled with flashy pitches (most of it created with Gemini AI). Everyone was having a great time on stage -- shopping, planning block parties, scheduling family times and dancing to AI-fueled music. It was incredibly insular; Google seemed more interested in lauding itself than speaking to real-life users in attendance.
Part of this show was for investors to keep stock pushing new highs. But for those of us on the ground, Google appeared oblivious. It felt off-putting as a behemoth worth trillions of dollars delighted in showing us how Gemini was taking over even more of our jobs, our creativity and our daily lives.
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