Google always has been there, its just that many didn't realize that DeepMind even existed and I said that they needed to be put to commercial use years ago. [0] and Google AI != DeepMind.
You are now seeing their valuation finally adjusting to that fact all thanks to DeepMind finally being put to use.
You are now seeing their valuation finally adjusting to that fact all thanks to DeepMind finally being put to use.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34713073