‘AI First’ To Last: How Google Fell Behind In The AI Boom
With Bard, its newly launched "experimental conversational AI service," Google’s scrambling to ship AI products. But past scandals, botched launches and a talent drain have put it in a surprise position: playing catch-up in a field it helped create.
Daily Cover ‘AI First’ To Last: How Google Fell Behind In The AI Boom Illustration by Gracelynn Wan for Forbes Feb 08, 2023, 06:30am EST Updated Feb 9, 2023, 11:20am EST With Bard, its newly launched "experimental conversational AI service," Google is scrambling to ship AI products. But past scandals, botched launches and a talent drain have put it in a surprise position: playing catch-up in a field it helped create. By Richard Nieva , Alex Konrad and Kenrick Cai In 2016, a few months after becoming CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai made a sweeping proclamation: Google, whose name had become synony
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