Why I’ve Stopped Playing the Field: The Case for a Google-Only AI Strategy
I have spent the last two years neck-deep in the world of Artificial Intelligence. I haven’t just been “dabbling” or asking chatbots to write limericks about cheese; I’ve been formally studying the architecture, experimenting with the logic, and trying to find a path through what has become a chaotic digital circus. After twenty-four months of watching a thousand different startups promise to “revolutionize” my morning coffee, I’ve reached a conclusion that will likely upset the tech-evangelists.
I’ve decided to stop playing the field. I have formally narrowed my AI skills and my entire workflow to Google-developed tools.
Now, some might call that a lack of imagination. I call it a refusal to spend my life managing a bag of mismatched spanners. While the rest of the world is busy chasing every “model of the week” like a puppy chasing a van, I’ve chosen to settle down with the one player that actually has the bank balance and the infrastructure to still be standing when the dust settles.
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