Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web★ 74
The Verge AI·7d ago·Business
The Verge interviews Sundar Pichai after Google I/O 2026 about Google’s shift around Gemini, AI infrastructure, Search, and agents.
The discussion covers Gemini Spark, Antigravity, AI Mode, YouTube indexing, publisher traffic, and the “Google Zero” concern.
Pichai argues Google still wants to connect users to the web, while acknowledging AI anxiety, copyright disputes, energy concerns, and AGI preparation.