SMRTR AIAug 13, 2026The Verge

Does Google even want to win at AI?

Does Google even want to win at AI?

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Google reshuffled its AI division after Jeff Dean left to start his own startup and Demis Hassabis stepped back from day-to-day leadership. Despite having massive advantages in Search, cloud infrastructure, and distribution, Google is falling behind Anthropic and OpenAI at the AI frontier, largely due to its bureaucratic culture and growing brain drain.

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