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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Google CEO Sundar Pichai responds to Apple senior VP Eddy Cue's claims on Safari Search's 22-year low
CEO has directly disputed recent claims by senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue , who said in a testimony that Apple saw a decline in Safari search volumes for the first time in 22 years. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During a recent interview, Pichai countered the statement, saying that the company is "seeing overall query growth in search." "Look, we've been very clear. We are seeing overall query growth in search," Pichai said in an interview with The Verge. When pressed specifically about a drop in Safari, he stated, "Look, we have a comprehensive view of how we look at data across the board. There's a lot of, there can be a lot of noise in search data, but everything we see tells us we are seeing query growth including across Apple's devices and platforms." It is to be noted that Cue said Apple is considering revamping Safari's search feature to incorporate more AI features . He blamed an increase in AI searches. Pichai further quantified query growth from AI Overviews, noting that "the query growth is continuing to grow over time." Pichai also issued a challenge to other companies in the Search space on "sending traffic to the web". "I would challenge, I think more than any other company, we think about, we prioritise sending traffic to the web. No one sends traffic to the web in the way we do," he said. "I look at other companies, newer emerging companies, they openly talk about it as something they're not going to do, right? We are the only ones which make it a high priority," he claimed. Pichai draws Search growth parallel with YouTube's rise Pichai characterised the competitive landscape as "very far from a zero sum game." He drew a parallel to the emergence of TikTok, asking, "How has YouTube done since TikTok has come, right? You could ask all these questions there. Like why is it that TikTok comes and YouTube has grown?" Pichai concluded by suggesting that observers often "underestimate in these moments... people are engaging more, doing more with it. We are improving our products."
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Looking forward to 'Open-io': Google CEO Sundar Pichai lauds OpenAI-Jony Ive collab
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai headlined the AI-packed Google I/O event in Mountain View, California earlier this month. A few hours and 40-odd miles away in San Francisco, OpenAI founder Sam Altman and former iPhone designer Jony Ive announced a partnership for a novel AI device. In a recent interview with The Verge , Pichai said he is looking forward to the technology that will come out of this collaboration. On May 21, OpenAI said it will buy and absorb Ive's AI devices startup, io , in an all-equity deal worth $6.4 billion. Ive and his creative collective LoveFrom will take on "deep creative and design responsibilities across OpenAI and io". And Pichai is excited. "I'm looking forward to a 'Open-io' announcement ahead of Google I/O ," he said in response to a question on competition intensifying as a result of the collaboration. "People tend to underestimate this moment... I always like to point out when the internet happened, Google didn't even exist. I think AI is going to be bigger than the internet. There are going to be companies, products, categories created, which we aren't aware of today. So I think the future looks exciting," Pichai said. Pichai emphasised that currently there is a lot of opportunity to innovate around hardware form factors with the platform shift to AI. "I'm looking forward to seeing what they do." — OpenAI (@OpenAI) Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories The video announcement for the OpenAI-io deal indicated that the prototype of their first AI product is ready, designed by Ive and at least informally approved by Altman. The duo said the product will be launched by 2026, giving no further details about its scope or capabilities. Ive is known for designing iconic Apple products, including iPhones, MacBooks, iPods and iPads. His Lovefrom has worked with Ferrari and Airbnb in the past. Meanwhile, this is OpenAI's largest acquisition yet, and comes close on heels of its deal to buy AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for about $3 billion. Also Read:
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has an open challenge for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, and Perplexity's Desi CEO Arvind Srinivas
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has responded to mounting criticism from news publishers who claim the company's new AI-powered search feature, AI Overviews , is hurting their businesses. At the same time, Pichai issued an open challenge to rival companies that say they're more committed to driving traffic back to the open web. In an interview with The Verge, Pichai responded to concerns that AI Overviews (and the upcoming AI Mode), which provide quick, AI-generated summaries at the top of search results, are reducing clicks to external websites. Pichai defended Google's approach, stating, "AI mode is gonna have sources. I think part of why people come to Google is to experience that breadth of the web and go in the direction they want to." While acknowledging that individual publishers might experience variations in traffic, Pichai maintained that the overall trend points to growth. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Encontre voos low-cost Voos | Anúncios de Pesquisa Saiba Mais Undo Google CEO Sundar Pichai's challenge to upcoming companies Pichai also issued a challenge to other companies in the Search space on "sending traffic to the web". "I would challenge, I think more than any other company, we think about, we prioritise sending traffic to the web. No one sends traffic to the web in the way we do," he said. "I look at other companies, newer emerging companies, they openly talk about it as something they're not going to do, right? We are the only ones which make it a high priority," he claimed, seemingly taking a jibe at Perplexity and OpenAI . Notably, in a Reddit AMA earlier this year, Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas reportedly remarked, 'Google have had two years to kill Perplexity and haven't,' implying the Search giant's slow pivot to AI-powered search has provided an opportunity for players like Perplexity to thrive. Similarly, Earlier this year, OpenAI made ChatGPT 's search feature available to everyone. In a candid remark, Altman signaled ambition about OpenAI's position in the AI race. 'man, still a long way to go to run down google 🥺,' he said, referring to the data shared by web analytics company Similarweb which claimed that 'ChatGPT reaches its highest ranking yet.' The data showed Google is at the top spot with ChatGPT on the 6th position.
France 24
4 days ago
- Business
- France 24
Meta AI bot used a billion times monthly: Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg noted the milestone anew at Meta's annual gathering of shareholders and as the social media behemoth vies with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and others to be a leader in Gen AI. It was not clear how much Meta AI use involved people seeking out the chatbot versus passive users of Meta AI, as it is built into features in its family of apps. Since Google debuted AI Overviews in search results a year ago, it has grown to more than 1.5 billion users, according to Google chief executive Sundar Pichai. "That means Google Search is bringing Gen AI to more people than any other product in the world," Pichai said. Google's AI Overviews are automatically provided summaries of search results that appear instead of the previous practice of simply showing pages of blue links to revelant websites. Pichai said last week that Google's dedicated Gemini AI app has more than 400 million monthly users. Tech rivals are rapidly releasing new AI products despite ongoing challenges with preventing misinformation and establishing clear business models, and little sense of how the tech will affect society. Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on April 29, giving users a direct path to its Gen AI models. "A billion people are using Meta AI across our apps now, so we made a new standalone Meta AI app for you to check out," Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg said in a video posted on Instagram at the time. Zuckerberg said the app "is designed to be your personal AI" and would be primarily accessed through voice conversations with the interactions personalized to the individual user. Use of Meta AI is growing fastest on WhatsApp, according to chief financial officer Susan Li.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
‘One of a kind': Google CEO Sundar Pichai praises former Apple designer Jony Ive
CEO recently appeared on the "Decoder" podcast where he praised former Apple designer Jony Ive. During the conversation, the podcast host asked Pichai about 's nearly $6.5 billion deal to acquire Jony Ive's secretive startup, IO, and work with his design firm, LoveFrom, on new hardware. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now To this, the replied 'Stepping back, Jony Ive is one of a kind'. Last week, OpenAI announced that it will buy io, the AI device startup founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive, in an all-equity deal valued at approximately $6.5 billion. The deal includes OpenAI's existing stake in io, while Ive will take on "deep creative and design responsibilities across OpenAI and io," according to an OpenAI statement shared with CNBC. Pichai highlighted Jony Ive's impressive legacy, noting his role in shaping some of Apple's most iconic products, including the iMac, iPhone, and Apple Watch. Though the two have only met a handful of times, Pichai said he—and many others in the tech world—have long admired Ive's design achievements. Adding further, Pichai said 'I think it's exciting. There's so much innovation ahead, and I think people tend to underestimate this moment.' To make his point, Pichai reminded listeners that Google—now the world's most widely used search engine—didn't exist when the internet was first created. He compared that to the current moment with artificial intelligence, predicting that AI would ultimately be 'bigger than the internet.' "There are going to be companies, products, and categories created that we aren't aware of today," Pichai stated. Stating that he's excited to see what Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have in store, Pichai added that Google would also be "doing a lot" of innovation. That doesn't mean a mysterious new AI hardware device will replace today's smart gadgets, Pichai clarified.
