Google is regaining its leadership in artificial intelligence, according to Geoffrey Hinton.

Google's progress in artificial intelligence development has begun to surpass OpenAI, according to renowned industry pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, who believes the tech company is reclaiming the leadership it held for years.

Hinton, widely recognized as the "godfather of AI," shared his perspective in an interview with Business Insider, emphasizing that Google's recent advancements in this field mark a turning point in the global competition for supremacy in artificial intelligence.

As part of this resurgence, Google announced a donation of 10 million Canadian dollars to establish the Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Toronto, an institution that will match the contribution. This recognition coincides with Hinton's career, during which he divided his time between the university and Google, and who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2024.

The company stated in a press release: “Geoff’s work on neural networks—both in academia and during his decade at Google—laid the foundation for modern AI. This professorship honors his legacy and will allow the university to attract visionary academics dedicated to fundamental, curiosity-driven research, just as Geoff championed.”

Google's momentum has been reflected in the launch of Gemini 3, an update that, according to tech industry sources cited by Business Insider, has positioned the company ahead of OpenAI's GPT-5.

Furthermore, the Nano Banana Pro image model has received a favorable reception. After years of caution, the company seems to have regained the initiative, which has generated concern at OpenAI, which is now reportedly facing a “red alert,” according to recent reports.

Hinton, who worked at Google Brain and was key in the development of AI, explained that the company was a leader for a long time, having invented transformers and developed large chatbots before its competitors.

However, caution guided Google's strategy after the failed launch of "Tay," Microsoft's chatbot in 2016, which was withdrawn for emitting racist messages. Hinton noted: "Google, obviously, had a very good reputation and was afraid of damaging it in that way."

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, himself acknowledged that the company delayed the release of its chatbot because it didn't consider it ready for the public. He also stated this year: "We hadn't gotten it to a level where people would accept Google releasing that product. At that time, it still had many problems."

Despite this track record, Google has faced problematic launches, such as the suspension of its image generator due to historically inaccurate results and the generation of absurd advice in its search engine, like recommending putting glue on pizza to prevent the cheese from sliding off.

Google's resurgence in artificial intelligence is also supported by its ability to manufacture its own chips, which, according to Hinton, represents "a huge advantage." The company's stock price rose after news broke of a potential multi-million dollar deal to supply AI chips to Meta. Hinton stated, "Google has a lot of very good researchers and, obviously, a huge amount of data and data centers. My bet is that Google will win."

Hinton left Google in 2023, motivated by his concerns about the development of artificial intelligence and the risks it poses to society, from the possibility of surpassing human intelligence to the threat of job displacement. Although he left the company in 2023 to warn about the social risks of AI more powerful than human intelligence and the potential for job displacement. Despite his departure, his legacy continues to influence the company's strategy and the global advancement of artificial intelligence.Hinton maintains influence over the strategic direction of the sector. His assessment is once again fueling the discussion