Pichai views agents as an expansion opportunity for Search, arguing Google's deep accumulated investment is an advantage.
I think people always underestimate all the components you need to deliver these agentic -- these complex experiences for users. And Search on the surface looks simple, but there's extraordinary deep levels of investment and things we have built over time, like Knowledge Graph being an example
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Pichai claims Gemini 4 Argon and Carbon models now lead at the AI frontier.
“Gemini 4 Argon and Carbon are now leading at the frontier.”
Pichai said Alphabet's AI investments are driving higher usage and user growth.
AI investments are driving increased usage and overall user growth.
Pichai said AI investments are driving overall search query growth, with Google's year-over-year query growth rate the highest in five years.
year-over-year query growth rate is the highest it’s been in the last five years.
Pichai likens the AI search shift to the mobile transition, saying Google will prioritize user experience first and monetization afterward.
Just like our shift to mobile over a decade ago, we are focused on building the best search user experience, followed by monetization,
Pichai is bullish on AI agents as a new frontier that opens new use cases for search.
I'm excited about agents, and I would view it as a new frontier, which brings in a new set of use cases to search,