What to expect from Google this week

Google is attending its annual I/O developer conference as the third-place competitor in the foundation model (large AI systems trained on broad data) race, having fallen behind Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's systems, particularly in coding capabilities. The article previews expected announcements in three areas: a potential comeback attempt in AI coding tools, continued strength in AI for science (where Google won a Nobel Prize), and moves in health and medicine AI. While Google's internal teams reportedly needed to use competitors' tools to stay productive, major breakthroughs at the conference are unlikely.