May 2026 — The Month That Changed AI Forever
May 2026 was the most consequential month in the history of artificial intelligence since ChatGPT launched in November 2022. Google I/O redefined what an AI company can be. OpenAI won in court and prepared its IPO. Meta fired 8,000 people and launched its first secret model. Apple paid Google $1 billion to rebuild Siri. And Trump’s AI safety order was killed in three phone calls. gafam.ai’s complete European analysis of the month that changed everything.