Google on Tuesday unveiled its new Pixel 9 smartphones, marking a significant stride in the escalating race among major tech companies to dominate the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI).
The Silicon Valley search giant has been in fierce competition with Microsoft, OpenAI, and others to lead in AI since the release of ChatGPT in 2022 sparked widespread interest in the technology.
While Pixels represent a modest portion of the global smartphone market—currently led by Samsung and Apple—Google positions its latest lineup as a practical demonstration of AI’s real-world applications for consumers.
“I understand people’s skepticism,” said Rick Osterloh, Google’s Senior Vice President of Devices, at the company’s campus in Mountain View, California. “There have been so many promises, so many ‘coming soons,’ and not enough real-world helpfulness when it comes to AI—which is why today we’re getting real.”
The AI-enhanced Pixels, however, raise questions regarding the safeguarding of personal data and how regulators might respond to Google’s push to deepen user reliance on its platform.
Just last week, a U.S. judge dealt Google a significant legal setback by ruling in a landmark antitrust case that the company has maintained a monopoly with its dominant search engine. This court decision could potentially reshape the operational landscape of the tech sector in the future.
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