Liz Reid, a vice president of search at Google, speaks about new search AI capabilities in Mountain View, Calif., May 20, 2025. Reid said in August that the company was sending out a “relatively stable” number of clicks numbering in the billions. (Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times) By KATE CONGER When Google prepared to go public in 2004, Larry Page, a co-founder of the company, wrote a letter to shareholders describing the internet firm’s responsibility to the world. “We believe a…