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Live from Google I/O: What I saw will blow your mind.

May 21, 2025

I’m writing this live from Google I/O, where the energy is wild and the message is clear:
If you’re using AI just to search for information, then you’re missing out on a huge part of its real capabilities.

In the past 48 hours, I’ve seen apps built from a sketch and a sentence, tools that remix content across 5 platforms with a click, and AI agents that don’t just respond — they act.

Here are 7 insanely practical shifts you can make right now to ride the AI wave:

1. Use multimodal AI for workflow automation

What to do: Leverage tools like Gemini or GPT-4o that handle text, image, code, and audio in a single flow.

How to apply it:

 • Use voice prompts to sketch app ideas or video edits.
 • Upload reference files alongside your request.
 • Get visual, code, and textual output instantly.

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You can speak to the model: ‘I want an app that does X,’ show a sketch - and it generates it.

2. Remix your content infinitely

What to do: Reuse your content across formats automatically.

How to apply it:

 • Turn YouTube videos into a blog post, podcast, newsletter, and quote cards - instantly.
 • Use AI tools to break videos into soundbites or repurpose long captions into carousel posts.

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Content is now infinitely remixable… a document becomes a podcast, an image becomes an action plan.

3. Think in “Tool Calls” not just prompts

What to do: Think of AI not just as an assistant, but as an agent that can act—open tabs, send emails, or write and run code.

How to apply it:

 • Use AI like Gemini Flash + Action API or GPT with browser/tools for tasks:
“Open email. Reply. Add to calendar.”
 • Train your AI to interact with your digital environment.

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The model should not just give you answers - it should perform actions.

4. Build feedback loops with users or yourself

What to do: Treat every project like an experiment—measure what matters, get feedback, adjust.

How to apply it:

 • If you’re a creator, track what videos get saved/shared, not just viewed.
 • For AI-generated projects, use small user tests and iterate fast.

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Constraints are creativity. Search taught us how to optimize under extreme user pressure.

5. Use personal, proactive, and powerful Systems (The “3 Ps”)

What to do: Build or use AI tools that anticipate your needs - not just respond to queries.

How to apply it:

 • Calendar apps that auto-reschedule based on location.
 • Email summarizers that send highlights of important threads without opening them.
 • AI that suggests video titles based on your last 5 uploads.

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So much of AI is reactive. The real power is when it becomes proactive and personal.

6. Design for variable attention spans

What to do: Adapt your AI output based on the user’s context.

How to apply it:

 • Short answer fast? Provide the summary first, then let AI go deeper.
 • Shopping for a fridge? Offer a quick summary but also a full comparison table on demand.

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People are willing to wait 5 seconds if it saves them 3 hours. But not 1.2 seconds for something trivial.

7. Stay agile and don’t over-build

What to do: Don’t spend months perfecting something that might be irrelevant when the next model drops.

How to apply it:

 • Build “thin wrappers” around AI tools.
 • Prioritize shipping MVPs quickly and getting feedback.

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Something that took 11 steps before is now native in the model. Don’t over-engineer - just adapt.

This is not the time to observe.
It’s the time to build, automate, remix, and move.

Every company I’ve talked to here is restructuring workflows, hiring with AI literacy in mind, and shipping fast.

Go for it!