Pichai described current practice as RSI loops running alongside researchers, with agents helping researchers build models in an automated way.
The right way to describe it is, you have RSI loops along with AI researchers in various aspects of model development. I would say you almost have agents helping AI researchers, in some automated way, work together to build these models.
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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,