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Alphabet Q1 Earnings Preview: Winning the AI Battle Plays A Key Role in Reversing Its Ad Revenue Slowdown

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Alphabet Q1 Earnings Preview: Winning the AI Battle Plays A Key Role in Reversing Its Ad Revenue Slowdown

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Open AI has caught the first major wave of this.</p><p>On the other hand, its fourth-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) has put pressure on Nvidia, as the TPU boasts a 60% increase in speed and uses 60% less power than its Nvidia counterparts. Predictions indicate the worldwide AI chip sector will be worth $227.48 billion by 2032, and Alphabet is right on track to overthrow Nvidia&#39;s supremacy in the industry.</p><h2>Will Its Ad Revenue Slowdown Be Cyclical And Secular?</h2><p>The advertising market is cyclical as businesses reduce ad spending when end consumers are less likely to spend which in turn depends on where we are in the cycle (currently on the brinks of a recession). 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Earnings were $13.62 billion, or $1.05 per share, compared with $20.64 billion, or $1.53 per share, last year. </p><h2>Q1 Guidance</h2><p>It would take a charge of between $1.9 billion and $2.3 billion, mostly in Q1 2023, related to the layoffs of 12,000 employees it announced in January. It also expects to incur costs of about $500 million related to reduced office space in Q1 and warned that other real-estate charges are possible going forward.</p><h2>Can Bard and TPU Help It Beat the Competitors in Uphill AI Battle?</h2><p>Open AI has effectively achieved a &#34;first mover advantage&#34; and has recently launched GPT-4, which is even more advanced and accurate. Meanwhile, Google&#39;s Bard model is still at the &#34;waitlist&#34; phase. 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Open AI has caught the first major wave of this.On the other hand, its fourth-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) has put pressure on Nvidia, as the TPU boasts a 60% increase in speed and uses 60% less power than its Nvidia counterparts. Predictions indicate the worldwide AI chip sector will be worth $227.48 billion by 2032, and Alphabet is right on track to overthrow Nvidia's supremacy in the industry.Will Its Ad Revenue Slowdown Be Cyclical And Secular?The advertising market is cyclical as businesses reduce ad spending when end consumers are less likely to spend which in turn depends on where we are in the cycle (currently on the brinks of a recession). 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