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Head of Gemini: You're Using 5% of What Gemini Can Actually Do | Josh Woodward

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πŸ“Œ Increase your visibility in AI search with HubSpot AEO β€” see how your brand shows up in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. FREE for 28 days, then $50/month: https://clickhubspot.com/a400ee Josh Woodward, the VP behind Google Labs, the Gemini app, and AI Studio, gave me the clearest picture yet of where AI is actually heading at Google. At Google I/O 2026 Google shipped a flood of announcements: Gemini Spark, a personal AI agent running in the cloud connected to your browser and your data; Gemini 3.5 Flash, which beats Google's own Pro model on many benchmarks while being much faster; "Ask YouTube," which answers questions with summaries, clips and timestamps from videos; smart Gemini glasses with Gentle Monster coming this summer; and Docs Live, which lets you literally talk to your Google Doc and edit it with voice in real time. If you're trying to understand what agents will really do for your work and your life, this conversation will reset your thinking. 0:00 β€” Intro 1:01 β€” Why This Google I/O Is Different From Every Other One 2:21 β€” The Voice Feature Built Two Weekends Before I/O 3:22 β€” Why Switch to Gemini When You Already Use Another AI 5:22 β€” The "Mom Test" for Agentic AI 6:53 β€” The Shift to Voice-First Is Already Happening 8:02 β€” From Doing to Directing: Everyone Becomes a Manager 12:10 β€” Is Google Actually Losing the AI Race? 15:18 β€” Gemini's Personality and Why It Isn't Your Friend 16:27 β€” How Josh Builds Personal Context Into AI 19:58 β€” Why Everyone Needs to Organize Their Personal Context Now 20:55 β€” What AGI Actually Means for a Normal Person 22:35 β€” Why Human Taste Becomes More Valuable, Not Less 23:42 β€” Advice for Someone Starting Their Career Right Now 24:29 β€” How Google Labs Ships Products in Two Weekends 26:13 β€” The Metric Josh Uses Instead of Retention Dashboards 28:27 β€” When to Quit an Idea You've Tried Five Times 29:39 β€” The Next Shift Nobody Has Internalized Yet 31:12 β€” What His Five-Year-Old's Future Looks Like *Links*: πŸ“© Follow my Newsletter: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=JoshWoodwardLinks: πŸ”— My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ πŸ“Œ My Companies & Products: https://Marinamogilko.co

Top Comments (10)

@katesonkina6042 2026-05-22

Really impressive to see how, in the AI era, even large corporations are moving with startup speed β€” sometimes even faster. The energy in this interview was incredible.

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@SiliconValleyGirl 2026-05-21

πŸ“Œ What's the first Gemini feature you're going to try after watching this?

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@SiliconValleyGirl 2026-05-22

For some reason, when I was talking to Josh, I couldn't get rid of a thought that he is the next Google CEO!

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@CurrentlyYouTubing 2026-05-22

This was a fantastic interview! I really admire Josh's grounded yet optimistic outlook on everything.

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@MariaM-sz3yv 2026-05-22

I loved how your energies matched! The interview felt like listening to a smart guy sharing his views with a friend. Well done!

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@inna256 2026-05-22

WOW! really waiting for these features to become available to everyone!

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@scottgregory885 2026-05-27

Great interview and I like how he provided a bit of personal aspect of his family life.

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@zarinamustafina4589 2026-05-29

how enthusiastic he is! he definitely loves his job

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@janea3165 2026-05-22

anyone else immediately went and started a new notebook lm after hearing how Josh organizes his context hahaha? πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

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@elizabethallen-pennebaker7574 2026-05-25

I use Gemini for nearly everything - I don’t run into usage limits and it provides good answers in a pleasant tone.

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