The AI Daily Brief · Sunday, July 26, 2026
Ethan Mollick states that Google has fallen behind in the AI race, lacking a leading frontier model and capabilities comparable to Codex and Code, which leads him to not recommend Gemini as a primary system currently. Despite this, he acknowledges Google's potential contributions through tools like Gemini notebooks and rich media models.
“Google, which led on benchmarks not that long ago, has fallen behind where it now counts. It has no leading frontier model and has nothing close to Codex and Code.”
“That is why I don't suggest Gemini as your primary system right now, though this could change quickly.”
“He points to Gemini notebooks, formerly known as Notebook LM, also some of their more rich media models, like Gemini Omni, which works with video.”