Google I/O 2026 Recap with Logan Kilpatrick, Josh Woodward and Tulsee Doshi
Google launches Gemini 3.5 Flash and Omni multimodal model under 'intelligence with action' framing
“the phrase we're using to talk about Gemini 3.5, which is one of our big releases, is intelligence with action”
At Google I/O 2026, Google announced Gemini 3.5 Flash as its flagship model release, framed around 'intelligence with action' to signal a serious push into the agentic era with strong tool use, coding, and long-workflow capabilities. Google also released Gemini Omni, a multimodal model enabling video editing with world knowledge baked in. The dual launch represents Google's strategic pivot from raw benchmark performance toward integrated, action-capable AI products.