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

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. 0:00 β€” Intro 1:01 β€” Why This Google I/O Is Different From Every Other One 2:21 β€” Feature That Was Built Two Weekends Before I/O 3:22 β€” Why Switch to Gemini When You Already Use Another 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 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 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 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=Josh Woodward πŸ”— My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ πŸ“Œ My Companies & Products: https://Marinamogilko.co #googleio #podcast #gemini #geminispark

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May 21, 202633mWatch on YouTube β†—

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Released
May 21, 2026
Duration
33m
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Silicon Valley Girl
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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. 0:00 β€” Intro 1:01 β€” Why This Google I/O Is Different From Every Other One 2:21 β€” Feature That Was Built Two Weekends Before I/O 3:22 β€” Why Switch to Gemini When You Already Use Another 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 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 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 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=Josh Woodward πŸ”— My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ πŸ“Œ My Companies & Products: https://Marinamogilko.co #googleio #podcast #gemini #geminispark

SPEAKERS

  • Josh Woodward

    guest

    Head of Gemini at Google, discussing Gemini product strategy, agentic workflows, and Google I/O launches.

  • Marina Mogilko

    host

    Creator and host of the Silicon Valley Girl channel, interviewing tech leaders and reading sponsor segments.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, featuring Josh Woodward and Marina Mogilko, Head of Gemini: You're Using 5% of What Gemini Can Actually Do | Josh Woodward explores gemini’s agent era: voice-first assistants, personal context, massive speed gains Google I/O marked a shift toward an β€œagentic era,” where Gemini Spark and related tools run tasks in the background across Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and more.

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