I think the key is that Google is the gateway to the internet for the entire world.
Think about it. Whatever you’re trying to do online, either Search, Chrome or Android are in the critical path of like 90%+ of people if not more.
Once AI is deeply baked into these products, which are more like the “operating system” of the internet, the race is basically over.
Not to mention that Google is already sitting on the largest money printer in history and they can do this all day.
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