John Cousens

Managing Director, Public Sector Canada Google Cloud, TECHNATION, National Board of Directors, husband, Dad.Change Agent.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Gartner: top IT strategic predictions for 2026 and beyond

1. Through 2027, gen AI and AI agent use will create the first true challenge to mainstream productivity tools in 30 years, prompting a $58 billion market shakeup.

2. By 2027, 75% of hiring processes will include certifications and testing for workplace AI proficiency during recruiting

3. Through 2026, atrophy of critical-thinking skills, due to gen AI use, will push 50% of the global organizations to require "AI-free" skills assessments.

4. By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data.

5. By 2028, organizations that leverage multi-agent AI for 80% of customer-facing business processes will dominate.

6. By 2028, 90% of B2B buying will be AI agent intermediated, pushing over $15 trillion of B2B spend through AI agent exchanges.

7. By the end of 2026, "death by AI" legal claims will exceed 2,000 due to the insufficient implementation of AI risk guardrails.

8. By 2030, 20% of monetary transactions will be programmable to include terms and conditions of use, to give AI agents economic agency.

9. By 2027, the cost-to-value gap for process-centric service contracts will be reduced by at least 50% due to agentic AI reinvention.

10. By 2027, fragmented AI regulation will grow to cover 50% of the world's economies, driving $5 billion in compliance investment.

I am here at Gartner Symposium Barcelona. Find me. #GartnerSym

[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

Made it to no.1 in the App Store. Congrats to the @GeminiApp team for all their hard work, and this is just the start, so much more to come!

[Evan Solomon @EvanLSolomon]

Visited Google HQ to discuss preparing Canadians for an AI-driven future. Their $13M AI Opportunity Fund is a meaningful contribution to our government’s mandate to build a more inclusive, skilled, and resilient workforce through responsible, future-focused AI.

[Google Cloud @googlecloud]

Google Distributed Cloud, powered by Intel, extends cloud capabilities to the edge and addresses the limitations of connectivity, data privacy, and latency.

Watch this webinar to learn how AI and edge computing can transform your retail business → https://t.co/f3x4u6qMn3

[National Post @nationalpost]

Tasha Kheiriddin: Under Trump, America has become the abusive boyfriend of nations. He’ll hit you to get what he wants. He’ll mock you and laugh when you cry. The mask is off, and the ugliness is on full display

https://t.co/xX1KnXkQmO

[Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer @EvanKirstel]

🤯 Google's Gemini 2.0 #AI Just Diagnosed Pancreatitis From a CT! Is This the Future of Radiology?

[Marc Benioff @Benioff]

Just downloaded Gemini Live, and I’m absolutely blown away. Speaking directly to AI with zero latency—this voice interaction is the future of consumer AI. Incredible work, @sundarpichai. Truly groundbreaking. Try it immediately: https://t.co/PysnzJsh7f”

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Trust those who return the shopping cart

[Google Cloud @googlecloud]

With Google Cloud, @Toyota is running over 8,000 AI models to help 1,127 employees across 115 departments work faster and more efficiently. #TheNewWayToCloud

[Google Cloud @googlecloud]

New news: @AnthropicAI’s most intelligent model yet, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, is generally available on Vertex AI! Learn what Claude 3.5 Sonnet can do and how to get started on Vertex AI → https://t.co/X5C2VwODWI

[Google for Developers @googledevs]

New ways for developers to build with Gemini → https://t.co/xP0yqhtSoH

😎 Gemini 1.5 Flash joins 1.5 Pro in public preview via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio
🥳 A new Context Caching feature in the Gemini API
🤗 A preview of our 2 million context window

#GoogleIO

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

Hey Canada – guess what! Bard is now called Gemini and it’s officially available in Canada from coast-to-coast-to-coast. 🥳🎊🇨🇦

[AlphaSignal @AlphaSignalAI]

The most read source of technical news in AI.

Stay up to date with the latest repos, research, models:

[Shruti @heyshrutimishra]

Google just launched free courses on Generative AI.

No payment required.

Here are 11 FREE Google courses to master AI within next 12 days: 👇

[Clary @Clary_aiaiai]

Google just launched Duet AI, and it might just overtake ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot!

Here are 5 mind-blowing features you don't want to miss:

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Macaulay Culkin returns 30 years later as Kevin McCallister from 'Home Alone' in Google ad

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

Happy 25th birthday @Google! 🎂 Thanks to everyone who uses our products and challenges us to keep innovating and to all Googlers!

[Zumer @zumercreator]

Bard is like ChatGPT but with additional features that change everything.

It's free. No waiting list.

Here are 6 powerful things Bard can do that ChatGPT cannot:

[Kirk Borne @KirkDBorne]

The Decline of #CriticalThinking Skills — Here's how to get back this important life skill: https://t.co/RM5kJhajR6