It’s hard to overstate how far ahead of everyone else DeepMind was as far back as 7-8 years ago. When AlphaGo burst on scene it blew everyone’s mind and even re

It’s hard to overstate how far ahead of everyone else DeepMind was as far back as 7-8 years ago. When AlphaGo burst on scene it blew everyone’s mind and even redefined what’s possible by an AI agent. I had thought back then surely Google will figure out a way to convert those research breakthroughs into consumer products. And yet here we are. If anything it’s a great example of how a “money printer” business, Google’s ad business, makes an org into a lazy, risk averse and accumulates an army of empire builders who collectively breed promo culture. Combine that with a decade of 0% interest rates which also boosted its stock price and it’s no wonder that Google is struggling on so many fronts.