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Alphabet says its AI investments are driving growth in Google searches, with the year-on-year query growth rate at its highest in five years, according to a statement from chief executive Sundar Pichai.
Why it mattersThe company reported quarterly revenue of $127.6 billion, up 25% year on year. Google Search revenue rose 12%, while Google Cloud revenue climbed 103% to $30.7 billion. That is a strong quarter, though Alphabet’s figures do not isolate how much search growth came from AI. The distinction matters: a confident explanation is not quite the same thing as a measured breakdown.
Discuss: Should Alphabet give investors a clearer measure of how much AI contributes to search growth, or are these headline figures enough?
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