Google competing hard in AI race

INTERNET GIANT HAS RELEASED NEW AI SOFTWARE AND STRUCK DEALS

- MARK BERGEN & NEWLEY PURNELL November 26

SINCE THE LAUNCH of ChatGPT three years ago, analysts and technologists — even a Google engineer and the company’s former chief executive officer — have declared Google behind in the high-stakes race to develop artificial intelligence. Not anymore.

The internet giant has released new AI software and struck deals, such as a chip tie-up with Anthropic PBC, that have reassured investors the company won’t easily lose to ChatGPT creator Open AI and other rivals. Google’s newest multipurpose model, Gemini 3, won immediate praise for its capabilities in reasoning and coding, as well as niche tasks that have tripped up AI chatbots. Google’s cloud business, once an also ran, is growing steadily, thanks in part to the global rush to develop AI services and demand for compute.