Google’s Free AI Utility Strategy and How Its A Threat to OpenAI in the AI Gold Rush

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A Wiser! Reader sent me an article from The Economist this week about OpenAI. It asked the question, “Is OpenAI the Next BigTech Giant?” The article makes the case that OpenAI is putting together the building blocks for the AI generation. Blazing the trail while others follow. The story made a compelling point, much of it I agree with. Afterall, who knows if OpenAI will join The Four/Five or Six, however you count BigTech?

But, where I diverge from the article is that, IMHO, the key player isn’t OpenAI.

It’s not OpenAI that’s building the picks and shovels at scale, its Google. Just like they did with Internet Search, they’ll do the same with AI. Make Google’s versions ubiquitous.

In this week’s PLUS!, I make the case that it will be Google, not OpenAI/Microsoft that builds the rails upon which we, the people, ride our AI trains.

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