Alphabet is accelerating the launch of its Gemini 4 AI model to a date well before the end of the year. Google DeepMind chief Koray Kavukcuoglu announced the move as the company faces competition from Meta's Muse AI agent.
Alphabet shares fell nearly 5% over the two previous trading sessions. This decline marked the stock's worst performance in over a month.
Shares saw a slight recovery in overnight trading following news of the expedited launch. The market reaction reflects Google's strategic effort to reassert its position in the AI sector.