Shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) closed down 4.4% on Thursday, representing a loss of $200 billion in market capitalization. The drop came after a report from Bloomberg revealed months of delays in the delivery of Gemini 3.5 Pro, Google's most advanced artificial intelligence model.
According to the report, the delay is due to Google spending more time improving the model's capabilities, especially in programming. The setback has generated frustration among engineers, AI researchers, and company executives.

Why the launch of Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed
Sources cited by Bloomberg indicated that many Google employees fear the company will lose market position as its rivals Anthropic and OpenAI release models that surpass Gemini's capabilities.
Both OpenAI and Meta Platforms recently launched new models that exceed Google's current offerings in artificial intelligence for code writing.
Google's attempts to improve the model
At the end of last month, Google updated the data used to train Gemini in an effort to enhance its programming skills. However, according to the report, the results were disappointing.













