Gradual Rollout to Smart Devices

Google has started a phased rollout of Gemini for Home to smart speakers and displays, allowing users to access its AI‑powered assistant.

Google Frames Rollout as a Success

The company emphasizes positive user feedback, highlighting early adopters who find Gemini more useful than previous assistants.

Reliability Issues Persist

Users report that the assistant struggles with basic tasks like setting alarms or controlling smart‑home devices consistently.

Confusing Sign‑Up Process

Accessing Gemini requires joining an Early Access program, separate from the Public Preview, causing frustration and slow adoption.

Complexity of AI Integration

The move from command‑based assistants to generative AI introduces challenges in maintaining consistency and reliability for home automation.

Centralisation vs. the original web

Berners‑Lee argues the web was built as an open, democratic space. He sees today’s dominance by closed platforms (apps) and big tech as drifting away from that vision.

Data sovereignty and “you in control”

He emphasises that users should own and control their data. His company, Inrupt (based on the Solid protocol), is working toward “data wallets” that give individuals power over personal data rather than platforms.

AI and what it means for the web

He doesn’t think AI will kill the web, but he’s cautious: AI agents may bypass traditional web‑interfaces and commoditise services, which can undermine the web as an application platform.

Semantic Web vision, realised and not

The idea of the Semantic Web (machine‑readable data, open standards) has partly been achieved (e.g., metadata, structured data), but many of its original ideals (interoperability, user control, open ecosystems) remain unfulfilled.

Regulation, interoperability and the future

Berners‑Lee says that market forces alone won’t yield the open web he envisioned. He sees regulation and standards as key to ensuring big players don’t dominate unchallenged, especially as AI and browsers evolve.

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