AI PROGRESS
Generative AI has grown quickly over the last two years, but big changes in 2025 are unlikely, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Speaking at the New York Times' DealBook Summit, Pichai said AI will keep improving, but major breakthroughs like the launch of ChatGPT will be harder to replicate.
“The low-hanging fruit is gone,” Pichai explained, saying the next advancements will need deeper innovation.
Current models like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Meta’s Llama are expected to gradually improve, especially in reasoning and handling complex tasks.
These updates may help businesses find ways to profit from AI, though success is still uncertain despite expected investments of more than $1 trillion in the coming years.
Here’s what he had to say:
Big AI breakthroughs are slowing, with gradual progress expected in 2025.
Businesses are still figuring out how to make AI profitable, even with rising investment.
AI-related jobs, like AI trainers ($64,000 average salary) and prompt engineers ($110,000), are growing and often don’t need advanced degrees.
Disagreements at the top
Another game-changing moment for AI is unlikely next year, Pichai added.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella agreed, saying technology often progresses slowly before making big leaps.
“It’s like the Industrial Revolution – progress wasn’t steady; it took time to pick up,” he said at the Fast Company Innovation Festival.
Not everyone agrees. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the idea of limits, recently posting on X that “there is no wall.”
Even small improvements in AI can make it more useful to a wider range of people, Pichai said.
AI is also opening up job opportunities. Roles like AI trainers and prompt engineers are in demand and offer high salaries.
Over time, Pichai believes AI will make skills like computer programming accessible to millions more people.
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