Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Google Catches Up to OpenAI in AI Race
Jerry Tworek, who used to be a big boss at OpenAI, thinks Google is now as good as or even better than OpenAI at making smart AI models.
OpenAI was really ahead when they made ChatGPT, but Jerry says they didn't use their lead well, and now Google has caught up.
Jerry worked at OpenAI for a long time and helped make some important AI improvements.
He didn't say exactly what OpenAI did wrong, but he thinks they could have done better.
Jerry Tworek, former OpenAI vice president of research, believes Google has caught up to OpenAI in AI model capabilities.
Google narrowed the gap with OpenAI last year, and some observers think Google now outperforms OpenAI.
OpenAI initially dominated the AI race with ChatGPT, but Tworek asserts the company wasted its lead.
Tworek joined OpenAI in 2019 and was involved in major breakthroughs, including the advanced o-series reasoning models.
Tworek did not specify OpenAI's biggest misstep but emphasized the company's wasted advantage post-ChatGPT.
- Who
- Jerry Tworek, former OpenAI vice president of research
- What
- Google has caught up to OpenAI in AI model capabilities
- When
- Last year, Google narrowed the gap; Tworek stepped down earlier this month
- Where
- Not specified, but likely in the context of global AI research
- Why
- Tworek believes OpenAI wasted its initial lead after ChatGPT's launch
- Jerry Tworek
- Former OpenAI vice president of research
- AI search giant
- OpenAI
- AI research company led by Sam Altman
- ChatGPT
- Consumer-facing AI model by OpenAI
- Jerry Tworek's Tenure
- 2019 to early 2024