Google's AI Model Faces Skepticism from Employees

Alphabet Inc.'s Google is facing internal skepticism about its new Gemini 4 artificial intelligence model. The model has performed well on industry benchmarks, but struggles to handle certain coding tasks when employees actually use it.

According to people with direct access to the effort, Gemini 4 does not live up to expectations in key areas such as coding. These individuals requested anonymity to discuss an internal matter.

The issues with Gemini 4 have raised concerns within Google about its ability to meet the company's goals for the model. However, the exact extent of these concerns and their impact on the project are unclear at this time.