Google created the core technology of generative AI—the Transformer (the "T" in ChatGPT)—yet was caught "flatfooted" by OpenAI's release. On this episode of Beyond the Billions, Forbes senior writer Richard Nieva joins Deputy Editor Giacomo Tognini to dive into the dramatic corporate struggle: why the incumbent delayed commercializing its AI due to reputational risk, the internal "Code Red" declared by the company, and the return of co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to drive the turnaround.