Depending on yourperspective, two very different stories are a-brewin' right now here in the land o' Googley matters.

In one corner, Gemini, the AI-powered chatbot Google galumphed into the world this year, is getting better! I've lost count of the number of assorted little improvements that've shown up for the tool as of late, as it relates to Android and its increasingly apparent role as the platform's next-generation virtual assistant.

At the same time, that progression emphasizes an unpleasant and often unspoken truth around Google's rush to get its jolly green generative AI giant everywhere imaginable: This thing was rolled outwaytoo soon and long before it was ready. It's being forced down our throats for the sake of Google's business benefit and at the expense ofour user experience. And it's being awkwardly and hurriedly shaped into a role it wasn't designed to serve in a rushed-out, piecemeal manner instead of in the thoughtful, meticulous way that would have made it much more palatable for those of us who rely on Google's services.

That first fork is the story Google wants to tell. The latter one, though, is the reality most of us in the real world are experiencing.

And I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I've got a sneaking feeling it's only gonna get worse from here.

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Google, Assistant, and the rocky road to Gemini

Let's back up for a second to set the scene around this saga