Jason Howell sits down with Google’s Nick Fox at Google IO to reveal how AI is reinventing iconic products like Search and Maps, the surprising ways users are embracing AI Overviews and AI Mode, the challenge of balancing innovation with Google’s trademark simplicity, and what the future holds for web publishers and monetization. Jeff Jarvis joins for news discussion including Microsoft Build, and breaking news of OpenAI's big deal with Jony Ive.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 - Podcast begins
02:39 - Google Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search
10:59 - Warby Parker pops 16% on $150 million Google smart glasses partnership
21:24 - Google launches stand-alone NotebookLM apps for Android and iOS
23:12 - OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive’s AI devices startup for $6.4 billion
30:54 - Interview: Introducing Nick Fox and his role at Google
Nick Fox’s career journey and priorities as head of Search
Reinventing Google’s core products with AI
Balancing innovation with responsibility and user trust
How AI is changing user search behavior
What users are doing with AI Overviews and AI Mode
AI’s ability to answer complex, contextual questions
Distinguishing Google Search, AI Mode, and Gemini Assistant
Personalization and privacy in AI-powered search
How Google decides which AI features go where
Maintaining simplicity as Google Search evolves
Balancing rapid AI innovation with reliability and trust
Will AI Mode become the default Google Search experience?
How AI Mode chooses and ranks web sources
AI Overviews and the impact on publishers and web traffic
Monetization strategies for AI in Google Search
Agentic AI (Project Mariner) and the future of search monetization
Closing thoughts with Nick Fox
1:11:19 - Post-interview analysis and reflections
1:15:19 - Microsoft Build news and AI agent trends
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