Google’s slump in AI race driven in part by low morale
By Madison Mills and Ina Fried, Axios
Poor morale among employees is contributing to delayed model releases from Google’s DeepMind AI lab, according to conversations with half a dozen current and former Google DeepMind employees.
Why it matters: As the company’s cash flow just turned negative, investors and competitors are questioning Google’s standing in the AI race.
State of play: Google’s Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful model in the works, is months behind, per Bloomberg, but the company did just release a series of smaller, more efficient models, garnering mixed reactions.
