Tech Podcast Podcast

Sundar Pichai, AI Agents, and Tech’s Debt Coming Due

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 · 9 min

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Sundar Pichai returns to Decoder after Google I/O as tech podcasts grapple with AI agents, high-impact AI careers, Eric Ries’ critique of capitalism, and Mozilla’s AI-assisted Firefox vulnerability hunt—stakes that cut across search, work, startups, and security.

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Sundar Pichai returns to Decoder after Google I/O as tech podcasts grapple with AI agents, high-impact AI careers, Eric Ries’ critique of capitalism, and Mozilla’s AI-assisted Firefox vulnerability hunt—stakes that cut across search, work, startups, and security.

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