Google’s biggest mistake?

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• Gary Marcus argues that Google, despite its vast resources and initial lead, is now “on the back foot” and “widely viewed as having fallen behind” in AI.
• He proposes a “distal trigger” for this decline, distinct from recent issues, identifying it as a “key decision made all the way back in 2023.”
• Marcus speculates that this 2023 decision could ultimately prove to be the “costliest mistake” made by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.