Pichai says Google treats TPU systems as a platform open to all, including competitors, to stay at the frontier.
we view our TPU systems as an important platform we are building. We want to be world-class in how we build it. That means you're putting it against market forces, testing it and competing for people who would have the most demanding workloads on top of it.
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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,