Google Reinvents Search as OpenAI Gets Cleared for Takeoff | Behind the Numbers

About this episode

The episode discusses Google's new Intelligent Search Box, its impact on consumer AI, and insights from the Musk–Altman trial.

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss how significant Google’s new “Intelligent Search Box” is, whether Google has already dethroned OpenAI as the leader in consumer AI, and the key takeaways from the Musk–Altman trial. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Analyst Jacob Bourne and Principal Analyst Nate Elliott. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube or Spotify. Subscribe to EMARKETER's newsletters. Go to https://www.emarketer.com/newsletters Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/emarketer/ For sponsorship opportunities, contact us: advertising@emarketer.com For more information, visit: https://www.emarketer.com/advertise/ Have questions or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at podcast@emarketer.com For a transcript of this episode, click here: https://www.emarketer.com/content/podcast-google-reinvents-search-openai-gets-cleared-takeoff-behind-numbers © 2026 EMARKETER

People in this episode

Host: Marcus Johnson

Guests: Jacob Bourne, Nate Elliott

Topics covered

• Google
• OpenAI
• Intelligent Search Box
• consumer AI
• Musk–Altman trial

Keywords

• Google
• OpenAI
• Intelligent Search Box
• consumer AI
• Musk–Altman trial

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Organizations: Google, OpenAI, EMARKETER

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