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Google's Gemini delay exposes a deeper problem: employee frustration
Organizational friction and employee departures are complicating the race to release Gemini 3.5 Pro.
TL;DR
- Employee morale issues at Google DeepMind are contributing to delays in AI model releases.
- The company's most powerful model, Gemini 3.5 Pro, is months behind its expected release date.
- Google's free cash flow has turned negative, partly due to significant AI investments.
- Several key researchers have left Google DeepMind for competing AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Some employees have resigned due to Google's April deal with the Pentagon, citing moral objections.
- Competitors like Meta are publicly questioning Google's AI capabilities.
- Google disputes claims of widespread morale problems and significant departures due to the Pentagon contract, citing lower attrition rates for AI talent.