Google’s Gemini Looks Remarkable, But It’s Still Behind OpenAI
The tech giant’s latest AI model is only marginally better than the one from OpenAI that’s been out for eight months.
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View in May 2023.
Source: Bloomberg
The days between Thanksgiving and Christmas are normally a dead zone for launching new technology, but these are desperate times for Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
The lumbering search giant was caught on the back foot by ChatGPT one year ago, and it’s been eager to paint a picture of itself speeding ahead. After reports of a delay, on Wednesday it suddenly announced Gemini, a new AI model that could spot sleight-of-hand magic tricks and ace an accountancy exam. A demo video released by Google (below) has wowed social media — but it’s a feat in spin. From a technical standpoint, Google is still chasing OpenAI from behind.