Sundar Pichai Says Today's AI Will Look Like a Flip Phone in 3 Years, Codex Gets Locked Computer Use

Today we're covering the biggest AI stories of May 22nd, 2026. Google CEO Sundar Pichai sat down for an exclusive interview following I/O, making the case that today's most advanced AI will look as primitive as a flip phone within three years — with agents running 24/7 across every device, engineers managing teams of AI rather than writing code, and YouTube staying creator-first even as Gemini transforms how content gets made. OpenAI dropped another wave of Codex upgrades including Appshots for instantly attaching any open app window to a coding thread, Goal Mode for multi-day autonomous work, and Locked Computer Use that lets Codex operate your desktop even after your screen goes dark. Plus, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the first executive order in the country directing state agencies to study and develop protections for workers displaced by AI — the day after Meta laid off 8,000 people — and today's community workflow comes from a competitive sprinter in London who tore both ACLs, has a major adventure race in a month, and is using ChatGPT as a custom injury-aware training coach that adjusts his program after every run.