Mollick: without a frontier model Google is missing out on math and cybersecurity
emollick · x · 2026-09-10
Ethan Mollick argues that Google no longer having a frontier model means missing out on two areas where it could uniquely contribute: the recent run of math breakthroughs (where massive compute plus deep experience in science would help) and cybersecurity, where a large company's perspective would matter.
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