Why Google fell behind in the AI race

谷歌为何在人工智能竞赛中落后

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-07-09

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When it comes to AI, Google’s Gemini does not have the same household recognition that Claude and ChatGPT do. One big explanation: the innovator’s dilemma. We explain how Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is trying to fight a lumbering company’s constraints to build AI superintelligence.  Sebastian Mallaby’s book is The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence  Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. Your Next Listen — The inventor’s dilemma Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s brand new newsletter — Buy the Planet Money book — Find our socials, YouTube and more!— For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • NPR.

  • This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

  • I'm Terian Woods.

  • And I'm Waylon Wong.

  • Until recently, Google was the king of the internet.

  • Yeah, you Google information.

  • That is the verb.

  • You don't Yahoo the web.

  • You don't Alta Vista the web.

  • No.

  • No one's ever done that.

  • Yet with the rise of AI, Google has invested a ton in the technology.

  • But that hasn't kept its crown.

  • Like Google isn't synonymous with chatbots.

  • That is ChatGPT.

  • That's right.

  • And it's not the go-to tool for coding either.

  • That is clawed code.

  • And in a recent presentation, it kind of appeared like Google was throwing everything AI at the wall to see what sticks.

  • Give it your own videos, for example, this selfie, and change reality in a really fun way.