During Google's latest quarterly earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai sent a clear signal: Gemini is expanding its influence at an astonishing pace. Data shows that the API calls for Gemini have experienced a 14-fold leap in growth over the past six months, fully validating the strong market demand for its services.
In terms of product implementation, Google has begun integrating Gemini's capabilities into its core application matrix. Currently, flagship products like Google Maps and Google Search have completed deep integration with Gemini, reaching over 2 billion users. Notably, both the standalone Gemini app and its integrated features in Android Assistant have seen significant user growth.
From a financial perspective, the artificial intelligence business is delivering substantial returns for Google. The cloud computing division's revenue growth is particularly striking, with a 35% year-over-year increase to $11.4 billion, including AI services and third-party business revenue. More importantly, the division's operating income has surged from $270 million last year to $1.95 billion, indicating a very strong growth trajectory.
Looking ahead, Google shows no signs of slowing down its innovation. Pichai revealed that the company is fully committed to a new project codenamed "Project Astra," expected to launch in 2025. The core goal of this project is to create an AI system capable of understanding and perceiving the user's environment, potentially offering users a smarter and more natural human-computer interaction experience.
These actions demonstrate that Google is deeply investing in the AI field, continuously strengthening its competitive advantage in the artificial intelligence race through technological innovation and product iteration. As the Gemini ecosystem matures, we have reason to expect Google to bring more breakthrough advancements in the next generation of AI assistants.