New Delhi, May 20 -- Google's annual I/O developer conference is all set to kick off from today with a keynote address, followed a number of smaller events. While Google has used I/O in order to showcase its new Android developments along with its hardware projects, the company has changed course over the last couple of years.

This year's I/O infact will have very little in terms of new Android updates given that Google had already conducted a separate Android event earlier in the month. What does this mean in terms of I/O expectations, then? Well, brace yourselves to hear a lot more about AI, including Gemini, Project Astra, Notebook LM and DeepMind.

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