What does it mean to be at the “foothills of the singularity”? That’s how DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis ended his speech at Google I/O, prompting questions and scratched heads. Oz and Reed Albergotti (Semafor) attempt to dissect the meaning behind Hassabis’s confounding statement. They also discuss why so many commencement speakers are getting booed by college graduates after bringing up AI, and what it means for SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI to all be heading towards an IPO. 

Then, Oz sits down with David Webster, Head of UX at Google Labs, for a deeper look at the products Google unveiled at their annual developer conference of the year.

Additional Reading: 
DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis on what Google AI products say about ‘singularity’ | Semafor
A Guide to Commencement | Semafor
SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI’s Sprint to Go Public Defines the AI Boom’s Big Day - WSJ  
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed | Strait Times IG 
Subscriber Q&A: Live @ Google I/O - by Alex Heath - Sources



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What does it mean to be at the &ldquo;foothills of the singularity&rdquo;? That&rsquo;s how DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis ended his speech at Google I/O, prompting questions and scratched heads. Oz and Reed Albergotti (Semafor) attempt to dissect the meaning behind Hassabis&rsquo;s confounding statement. They also discuss why so many commencement speakers are getting booed by college graduates after bringing up AI, and what it means for SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI to all be heading towards an IPO.&nbsp;
Then, Oz sits down with David Webster, Head of UX at Google Labs, for a deeper look at the products Google unveiled at their annual developer conference of the year.
Additional Reading:&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/05/20/2026/google-exec-demis-hassabis-predicts-were-at-the-foothills-of-the-singularity">DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis on what Google AI products say about &lsquo;singularity&rsquo; | Semafor</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/05/20/2026/how-to-handle-ai-at-commencement-addresses?utm_source=newslettershare&amp;utm_medium=technology&amp;utm_campaign=FirstWord#b">A Guide to Commencement | Semafor</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/spacex-anthropic-and-openais-sprint-to-go-public-defines-the-ai-booms-big-day-d462bf7b?mod=tech_trendingnow_article_pos4">SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI&rsquo;s Sprint to Go Public Defines the AI Boom&rsquo;s Big Day - WSJ</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYgoJLtjStq/">Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed | Strait Times IG</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://sources.news/p/subscriber-q-and-a-live-google-io">Subscriber Q&amp;A: Live @ Google I/O - by Alex Heath - Sources</a> </li>
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Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.
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Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.

Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone’s Googling: whether AI will replace us, how social media is affecting our kids, and what it all says about us.

Behind every innovation is a new kind of power. TechStuff unpacks how technology reshapes influence, creativity, and control, from Silicon Valley&rsquo;s rising moguls to the cultural forces they create. Because tech is the new religion, economy, and entertainment, all at once.
Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.
Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone&rsquo;s Googling: whether AI will replace us, how social media is affecting our kids, and what it all says about us.

 Google's AI chief: We're Living in the “Foothills of the Singularity” - Week In Tech

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