Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users

Google's AI chatbot has reached one billion monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing product in the company's history, according to an announcement by the CEO. The milestone matters because it suggests widespread adoption of the AI technology, though the company has built this user base partly through integrating the chatbot into existing products like email and search, as well as pre-installing it on Android phones. However, the source notes concerns about whether these user numbers will persist, citing slower progress on new AI model releases, departures of key researchers, and reports that the chatbot's coding performance lags behind competitors from other companies.