Google's AI Ambitions Hinge on Bigger, Better Base Models
Google's CEO has revealed that the company's next-generation AI model, Gemini 4, is in development and will require significantly larger base models to compete with industry leaders. This move is expected to drive efficiency gains and improve the performance of Google's AI-powered services, including search and advertising.
Alphabet has raised its 2026 investment forecast to as much as $205 billion, saying demand continues to outpace spending. Google Cloud grew 82 percent in the second quarter. CEO Sundar Pichai says Google needs a larger base model for its next leap in AI and has kicked off an ambitious Gemini 4 training run. The article Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's next leap depends on building "much larger base models" appeared first on The Decoder.
