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Google is in a difficult position following the uproar surrounding its AI disclosures.
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There are growing calls for Pichai to step down.
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Experts believe Google’s search business is safe for now, but a change in leadership may be needed.
It’s tough Inside the Googleplex right now.
The search giant is already feeling the heat of sudden and intense competition in the AI space, and it’s causing a stir.
Google just suspended its Gemini image generator, which was creating historically inaccurate images.The slip-up was so bad caused the company’s stock price to plummet and had Google CEO Sundar Pichai addresses troopscalled the situation “completely unacceptable.”
The fiasco has reinforced the perception that Google has suddenly fallen behind in the AI race, and there are now growing calls for the company to replace Mr. Pichai.
Ben Thompson, analyst and author of the Stratechery newsletter, said: I wrote this week Google needs change, he said, and that “means getting rid of those who allowed the former to run amok, including CEO Sundar Pichai.” Googlers and others in Silicon Valley read Thompson’s newsletter widely.
Bernstein analyst Mark Schmulik also wondered in a research note published this week whether it’s time for a shakeup at the top of the internet giant.
“The recent turmoil only exacerbates the question of whether this is the right management team to lead Google into its next era,” he said. Business Insider has reached out to Google for comment..
Google doesn’t like to rush.
Combined with the previous bard failure, Google’s AI chatbot made the mistake of bashing stocks during public demoIt seems like Google is suddenly in a hurry.
And here’s the problem: Google doesn’t like rushing. insider says It’s too bureaucratic and doesn’t want to hurt the search business.
Pichai, who was named CEO of Google in 2015 and Alphabet in 2019, has proven to be a powerful CEO even in normal times. He is a capable and steady person who protects Google’s valuable search business and deals diplomatically with regulators. His tenure has been good for shareholders. Google’s market capitalization now stands at about $1.7 trillion, up from just over $400 billion in 2015, when Pichai took over..
Stagnation at Googleplex
but As BI reported this weekcurrent and former employees are concerned that stagnation has begun at Googleplex and those issues are now surfacing publicly as the company tries to get its products to market as quickly as possible. .
Aravind Srinivas — Founder and CEO of Perplexity, former OpenAI researcher, former Google and DeepMind intern — This week we also touched on the debate over Pichai’s future. And there were even theories about who would replace the CEO. However, he emphasized his admiration for Pichai.
“Mr. Sander is also the CEO of Alphabet, so he is in the perfect position to appoint Google’s CEO,” whether it’s a new hire from outside the company, an internal candidate, or “himself staying in the role.” Anyway, Mr. Srinivas wrote to X..
Marissa has a view
Marissa Mayer, Google’s 20th employee and 13-year employee, also weighed in on the discussion.
response to Tweet Color Health CEO Osman Laraki said Google was facing an “unsolvable problem,” and Mayer defended Google somewhat.
“I want them to win, and I want them to think they can win,” she wrote. but added: “They need to focus on innovation and adopt a “challenger” mindset (rather than market leader). ”
Shmulik said that until users start migrating to other platforms for their search queries, “we’re not ready to declare Google search dead or at risk from Generative AI.”
But it may happen sooner or later. gartner We recently predicted that traditional search could decline by 25% by 2026 due to AI alternatives such as Perplexity’s chatbot-style services.
Google knows this is the reality it faces, so it’s slowly but surely developing new AI-powered searches. But the latest scandal has analysts worried about the long-term outlook and whether Mr. Pichai can weather the biggest storm Google has ever faced.
The question is, if not Pichai, then who?
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