Google’s Power Struggles Are Killing Its AI Mojo

With the artificial intelligence race moving so rapidly, even a momentary lag can be costly. Alphabet Inc.’s Google is learning this the hard way: The search giant rapidly caught up with OpenAI and Anthropic last year when it released Gemini 3, an AI model that surpassed key rivals on many benchmarks. Now, it’s slipping behind on AI coding. The problem isn’t Google’s technology, but a confounding tangle of red tape.