They're bad at turning the research into a product.
Specifically, most AI based products need to be trained on user data, and Google is too scared to make any real use of much user data in AI models for fear of getting sued into oblivion if, for example, gmail can be tricked into writing something in an email which reveals some other gmail users private data.
>They're good at research. They're bad at turning the research into a product.
Tbh, Google Lens is one of the best computer vision products in the market. Generally speaking, it's hard to crate a product around something that is completely new.
They're bad at turning the research into a product.
Specifically, most AI based products need to be trained on user data, and Google is too scared to make any real use of much user data in AI models for fear of getting sued into oblivion if, for example, gmail can be tricked into writing something in an email which reveals some other gmail users private data.