Economic Times Tech
7/23/2026
Sundar Pichai pushes back on claims Google is losing ground in AI race
Short summary
Sundar Pichai took a defensive stance on an earnings call as analysts questioned Google's position in the AI race. Concerns have grown as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Chinese rivals accelerate frontier model releases while Google faces perceived setbacks. Pichai pushed back on narratives that Google is losing momentum in cutting-edge AI development.
- •Pichai defended Google's AI competitiveness on an analyst call
- •OpenAI, Anthropic, and Chinese rivals are accelerating model releases
- •Analysts pressed on whether Google can still compete at the frontier
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