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What launched at Google I/O 2026 (30-minute day 1 recap)

How I AI

May 20
How I AI

How I AI

May 20

Shownote

Today is day one of Google I/O 2026, and I walk through every major announcement live—from the new Gemini 3.5 model family to Anti-Gravity 2.0, Google AI Studio, Gemini’s consumer redesign, the Omni video model, Flow, Stitch, and Pomelli. I test them in real time and tell you exactly which ones delivered. What you’ll learn: 1. How Gemini 3.5 Flash benchmarks against Claude and GPT models on speed and agentic coding tasks 2. How Anti-Gravity 2.0’s new features (projects, scheduled tasks, subagents, slash commands) compare to Codex and Claude Code 3. Why the /grill-me slash command could be a more aggressive alternative to Claude Code’s clarification flow—and how to use it 4. How Google AI Studio’s new Workspace integration is designed to own the internal productivity app use case 5. How Google’s new creative tools work in practice: Omni (video generation), Flow (cinematic video editing and character consistency), Stitch (streaming UI design with inline edits), and Pomelli (brand identity and asset generation) 6. Why Google’s launch-to-availability gap is still a problem—and what to do when a featured product doesn’t actually work yet — Brought to you by: Magic Patterns [https://magicpatterns.com/howiai]—Prototypes that look like your product Thoughtspot [https://go.thoughtspot.com/howIAI]—Build AI-powered analytics into your product — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Google I/O 2026 day 1 overview (01:47) Gemini 3.5 flash (04:19) Antigravity updates (06:32) CLI test and agent features (07:59) Core agent features released today—May 19th, 2026 (09:43) New slash commands (11:20) Antigravity test results and takeaways (12:25) AI Studio updates (13:52) Access issues (15:20) Gemini redesign (17:24) Gemini image gen test (19:16) Omni (video generation) (22:56) Flow (cinematic editing) (24:31) Avatar creation test (26:45) Pomelli and Stitch (31:13) Recap and final thoughts — Tools referenced: • Gemini 3.5 Flash: https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini/ [https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini/] • Antigravity: https://antigravity.google/ [https://antigravity.google/] • Google AI Studio: https://aistudio.google.com/ [https://aistudio.google.com/] • Google Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/ [https://gemini.google.com/] • Omni (video generation): https://deepmind.google/technologies/veo/https://gemini.google/overview/video-generation/ [https://gemini.google/overview/video-generation/] • Google Flow: https://flow.google/ [https://flow.google/] • Stitch: https://stitch.withgoogle.com/ [https://stitch.withgoogle.com/] • Pomelli (Google brand tool): https://labs.google.com/pomelli/about/ [https://labs.google.com/pomelli/about/] — Other references: • Google I/O 2026 announcements: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/ [https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/] — Where to find Claire Vo: ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/ [https://www.chatprd.ai/] Website: https://clairevo.com/ [https://clairevo.com/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/] X: https://x.com/clairevo [https://x.com/clairevo] — Production and marketing by https://penname.co/ [https://penname.co/]. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email jordan@penname.co.

Highlights

This episode provides a live, hands-on review of the major announcements from Google I/O 2026 Day 1. The host tests new models and tools in real-time, offering a practical perspective on their performance and utility beyond the official presentations.
00:04
Gemini 3.5 and creative tools launched
01:52
Gemini 3.5 Flash rivals top coding models but is four times faster
04:19
Anti-Gravity 2.0 feels like catch-up to Codex and Claude Code
06:32
Convert blog generator UI into API for AI agents
07:59
Anti-Gravity 2.0 introduces subagents, hooks, projects, and slash commands.
09:43
Anti-Gravity 2.0 introduces new slash commands.
11:23
Anti-Gravity 2.0 quickly creates a programmatic API endpoint.
12:26
Google AI Studio now integrates with Google Workspace
13:52
Feature unavailable despite being a paying customer.
15:20
Google's branding is a mess.
17:24
The face result was poor.
19:18
Omni generates longer, consistent, photorealistic videos.
22:56
Cinematic video editing with Omni integration.
24:31
Google announces products that don't work on launch day
26:45
Google focuses on design systems for AI via design.md.
31:17
Video tools and Flash model speed are most exciting.

Chapters

Google I/O 2026 day 1 overview
00:00
Gemini 3.5 flash
01:47
Antigravity updates
04:19
CLI test and agent features
06:32
Core agent features released today—May 19th, 2026
07:59
New slash commands
09:43
Antigravity test results and takeaways
11:20
AI Studio updates
12:25
Access issues
13:52
Gemini redesign
15:20
Gemini image gen test
17:24
Omni (video generation)
19:16
Flow (cinematic editing)
22:56
Avatar creation test
24:31
Pomelli and Stitch
26:45
Recap and final thoughts
31:13

Transcript

Claire Vo: Welcome back to How I AI. I'm Claire Vo, product leader and AI obsessive, here on a mission to help you build better with these new tools. Today was the first day of Google I/O, Google's flagship event, where they launched. So many products, so ...