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That was the case when Meta reported on Wednesday (April 24). And so it was when Alphabet announced its first-quarter earnings on Thursday (April 25).
Looking at the numbers, the company was riding on its traditional revenue drivers of search and cloud. and YouTube’s operating income increased 46% year over year to $25.47 billion.
But Alphabet’s solution to the problem came after Meta stock took a hit from investors unhappy with the company’s more than $30 billion stake in artificial intelligence (AI) development. expected to be shown. However, such specific numbers were not disclosed. Instead, CEO Sundar Pichai placed his AI in the context of the company’s history and product development track record.
He pointed out that it took Google more than 15 years to reach $100 billion in annual revenue.and in the last 6 years Year Annual revenue went from $100 billion to more than $300 billion. The implicit message is that AI will achieve these lofty goals, and as a quick addendum to his opening remarks on the earnings call: Pichard The company says its YouTube and cloud businesses alone are expected to generate $100 billion in revenue by the end of the year.
But the focus was squarely on AI. Pichai details his six key areas where Alphabet is enhancing its AI capabilities, each highlighting the company’s trajectory towards AI integration. largely all its products and services.
First, Pichai highlighted Alphabet’s foundation in AI research, identifying the company as an “AI first” company since 2016. He highlighted the rollout of his Gemini 1.5 Pro, a model that improves long-context understanding and multimodal capabilities across different formats such as audio and audio. The videos have been well received by developers and enterprise customers.
Regarding infrastructure, Pichai claimed that Alphabet maintains a leading position with some of the most efficient and secure data centers designed specifically for training AI models. These features are supported by a custom 5th generation GPU, which is essential for developing and deploying advanced AI projects, including Gemini models.
Pichai then moved on to AI innovation in search, describing this as a key area of growth. Alphabet is integrating its AI to enhance its search capabilities, allowing users to handle more complex queries and interact with search results in innovative ways, such as visual search on mobile devices. He said these features not only increase user engagement but also satisfaction, and positively reflect the company’s strategic adoption of AI.
Pichai also touched on Alphabet’s global product footprint, noting that the company operates more than six products with more than 2 billion monthly users, including Android devices. This broad reach provides a robust platform to broadly deploy new AI-driven capabilities to improve the experience for users around the world.
Pichai then outlined the company’s efforts to improve the speed and efficiency of its operations. Recent organizational changes, including the consolidation of our machine learning infrastructure and developer team, are aimed at streamlining operations and speeding up decision-making within the company. The reorganization is part of a broader strategy to strengthen product delivery and improve cost structure, ultimately reflected in improved operating margins for Alphabet.
Finally Pichai clearly What Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Didn’t Do end Day Earlier: He tied AI to ROI. Pichar elaborated on monetization strategies related to AI, mentioning clear paths through advertising, cloud services, and subscriptions.
He cited the integration of the Gemini model into Google cloud services and Google One’s recent passing of 100 million paying subscribers, indicating solid growth and adoption of AI-enhanced services. He emphasized the importance of AI in securing leadership in cloud cybersecurity and enhancing user engagement on YouTube through AI-driven content and background features.
“We are fine in progress As we enter the Gemini era, great momentum is being created throughout the company. ” Pichard Said.