Google Pals (Semper Idem)

Google Pals were a series of adaptive home assistants developed by Google. The virtual assistants were available on multiple devices, such as Google Nest, and were also available as a mobile application on operating systems such as iOS and Android. A supposed upgrade from the previous Google Assistant, the first beta was released in March 2023, with a public release in the United States in December 2023, with international releases following afterwards. Free online test editions of Google Pals were released in November 2023, however these were limited in their uses and would send user data to Google for data processing. The free version did not receive future updates beyond January 2024.

Google Pals were able to provide information and advice to its users, including relationship advice, product suggestions, and financial advice provided the user gave enough information to the device. It also featured much of the same functionality found in Google Nest products. Google Pals also allowed for more home automation, with several Google Nest products being released around this time to accompany Google Pals. The underlying software that Google Pals ran on was the Integrated Adaptive Network (IAN), allowing the device to adapt to data the user fed it, and utilize it accordingly. This was what made many of Google Pals' functions feasible, and put it above the competition at the time.

Google Pals would receive several updates, as well offer consumers as different versions, before the last Google Pals edition would be released on June 22, 2036. Other technology companies would also develop similar products, and adaptive assistants would become a major industry by the 2030s, sparking the Predictive Revolution of the 2030s, and eventually the Great Panic.