How Google Is Starting to Win the A.I. Race
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- Two years ago, Google struggled with its initial AI chatbot, which produced unreliable and bizarre outputs, raising concerns about its dominance in the tech industry.
- Today, Google has made a strong comeback with its chatbot Gemini, which now has 900 million regular users, matching OpenAI's ChatGPT and far surpassing Anthropic's Claude in web traffic.
- Unlike competitors still operating at a loss, Google is leveraging AI to boost its core advertising business, reporting a 16% increase in ad revenue to $77 billion last quarter.
- Google announced that Gemini will soon power Apple's Siri, effectively integrating the AI across nearly all smartphones worldwide through Android and iPhone platforms.
- At its I/O conference, Google showcased plans to use AI to enhance online retail sales, including a new AI-driven shopping cart feature that highlights promotions for shoppers.