Google Gemini is racing to win the AI crown in 2025

Date:
Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:00:00 +0000

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Google pushes Gemini to win AI crown.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged at the company's year-end strategy meeting that the AI models powering Google Gemini are behind OpenAI and ChatGPT but promised a real push in 2025 to get Gemini to outpace its rivals, as reported by CNBC.

Pichais directive comes off as more serious than the usual corporate rah-rah; its a declaration that Google won't lose any more ground in a race it once led. Google's nearly bottomless coffers and enormous infrastructure give it a good chance of coming out on top in 12 months, but only because the company
is no longer resting on the laurels it's been polishing since the early
2000s.

In history, you dont always need to be first, but you have to execute well
and really be the best in class as a product, Pichai said at the meeting. I think thats what 2025 is all about.

Pichais rallying cry arguably highlights just how much pressure the company
is under. Gemini, touted as Googles great AI hope, has yet to live up to its hype. While ChatGPT has become synonymous with generative AI, Googles Gemini still feels like the scrappy understudy. Sure, Pichai claims Gemini 1.5 outpaces GPT in technical capabilities, but lets be realperception matters.

If the average user associates AI with ChatGPT rather than Google, the companys dominance is in jeopardy. Pichais point that you dont always have to be first is true, but Googles slow start is leaving it vulnerable to losing its reputation as a trailblazer. Meta and Apple pick up speed

Meta, meanwhile, is dropping mountains of cash on AI, with the Meta AI assistant arriving across its platforms and on new hardware like AI-enhanced Ray-Ban smart glasses and the Orion headset. Metas AI investments are impressive, but its sprawling empire might actually limit how cohesive its strategy can be relative to Google's plans with Gemini.

If Google was slow off the mark, Apple would have still been asleep in bed when the starting gun went off. Still, Tim Cook and company have made some
big moves to embed AI in its products. Apple has developed AI internally and partnered with AI developers, including OpenAI, while maintaining the
distinct Apple user experience for Siri and other services. Apples strategy might seem overly cautious, but it's not ignoring AI. If Apple can incorporate generative AI into its tightly integrated ecosystem, it could redefine what AI means for consumers.

Whats at stake here is more than bragging rights. The winner of the AI race may define the standards, tools, and platforms for the next decade. Googles strategy of scaling Gemini into a universal assistant could be the key to Google's success in the new year.

I think 2025 will be critical, Pichai said. I think its really important we internalize the urgency of this moment, and need to move faster as a
company. The stakes are high. These are disruptive moments. In 2025, we need to be relentlessly focused on unlocking the benefits of this technology and solve real user problems. You might also like Googles AI Overviews are now available to help a billion people avoid reading full articles Google is making Gemini AI part of everything you do with your smartphone here's how How to build your own customized Google Gemini AI chatbot



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