The short version

Ben Thompson predicted on December 17, 2024: “Google Veo 2 is the next blow-your-mind moment in generative AI, and represents Google maximizing its strengths; OpenAI, though, is steadily working on disrupting Search.” Verdict: Still evolving. OpenAI expanded ChatGPT as an information access tool, and industry discussions confirmed that OpenAI's products are perceived as participating in search-disruption dynamics. The market share…

Prediction by

Ben Thompson

On December 17, 2024

“Google Veo 2 is the next blow-your-mind moment in generative AI, and represents Google maximizing its strengths; OpenAI, though, is steadily working on disrupting Search.”

Follow-up

OpenAI expanded ChatGPT as an information access tool, and industry discussions confirmed that OpenAI's products are perceived as participating in search-disruption dynamics. The market share outcome is still evolving.

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