How Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s 3-year-old statement in email to employees is coming to be true – The Times of India

Google CEO Sundar Pichai‘s statement from three years ago is proving to be true. During the frantic early days of the AI arms race, when critics questioned the company’s AI strategy even as OpenAI‘s ChatGPT wowed users worldwide, Pichai reassured employees that Google’s slow and steady approach would ultimately be successful – much like products such as Gmail, Chrome and Android – which weren’t first to market but eventually came to dominate their respective categories. “I know this moment is uncomfortably exciting, and that’s to be expected: the underlying technology is evolving rapidly with so much potential,” Pichai said in an email on February 15, 2023. “Some of our most successful products were not first to market. They gained momentum because they solved important user needs and were built on deep technical insights,” he added.Fast forward to February 2026, and that patience appears to have been rewarded. Google-parent Alphabet…