Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's next leap depends on building "much larger base models" Alphabet raised its 2026 investment forecast to as much as $205 billion, citing demand that continues to outpace spending, as Google Cloud grew 82 percent in the second quarter. CEO Sundar Pichai said Google needs a larger base model for its next leap in AI and has kicked off an ambitious Gemini 4 training run. Alphabet has raised its 2026 investment forecast to as much as $205 billion, saying demand continues to outpace spending. Google Cloud grew 82 percent in the second quarter. CEO Sundar Pichai says Google needs a larger base model for its next leap in AI and has kicked off an ambitious Gemini 4 training run. The article Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's next leap depends on building "much larger base models" https://the-decoder.com/google-ceo-pichai-says-geminis-next-leap-depends-on-building-much-larger-base-models/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com .