Sundar Pichai says Google search will “change dramatically” next year.

Google’s popular search engine will undergo “big changes” next year, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. During the conversation, Pichai acknowledges the challenges but says that “Google could innovate fast enough to overcome them.”

Big changes

“I think as we move into 2025, you’ll be surprised at the new things search can do compared to where it is now,” Pichai said at the New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday. Despite the challenges and competition the company faces, he says, “Google could innovate fast enough to overcome this.”

In addition to these promising statements about Google’s future prospects, Pichai also took the time to talk about Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had previously said that Google had not developed an insurmountable AI lead and should have been the “default winner.”

Pichai replies that he would like to make a comparison with Microsoft’s own models. “They use other people’s models,” he says. He refers to OpenAI’s collaboration with Microsoft.

Legal pressure

In addition to increasing competition, Google is currently under legal pressure. For example, the US Department wants Google to sell its Chrome because it would make Google a monopolist. Additionally, the DOJ also wants Google to separate its Android operating system from its own services.