Google IO 2017 – Highlights on Keynote

Mobile first to AI first – Put ML/AI on rendering service to the mobile

Gmail being conversational.

Word error rate reduction in voice recognition.

Image recognition – Context based.

Google Lens –

Vision based computing assistant.

Google Home –

Neural beam helped in reducing the number of microphones in google home.

AI first data centers.

Machine learning – 2 elements – 1) Training and 2) Inference

Cloud TPU – Google compute engine. Possible ML/AI through cloud computations.

Google.ai –

1. State of the art research
2. Tools
3. Applied AI

AutoMF –

Learning to Learn

1. Healthcare – Pathology – 89%
2. Biology – Understanding the sea life endangered animals
3. Chemistry – Drug discovery
4. Auto draw – Suggestion on hand scribbled images

Google assistant –

Conversational – 1) Adding Typing support to assistants – 2) Visual translation

Always available – Available on iPhone – Google assistant SDK – More languages support

Ready to help – Rolled across multiple form factors – TV, Wearable, Mobile, etc.

Actions on google – 3rd party integration – End to end purchases from stores.

Other significant additions to google home includes the following –

1. Proactive assistance
2. Hands free calling – Personalized calling – Link your number
3. Bluetooth support to google home
4. More entertainment options
5. Visual responses

Google Photos –

1. Suggested sharing
2. Shared Libraries
3. Photo books
4. Google Lens to photos

YouTube/TV –

1. On Demand – Any screen

TV –

1. 360 video on TV
2. Live 360
3. SuperChat – Paid chat to get attention of the host

Android

O developer preview

1. Fluid experiences
2. Picture in Picture
3. Notification Dots
4. Auto-fill with Google
5. Smart text selection
6. On device machine learning – 1) TensorFlowLite 2) Neural networking API

 

Vitals –

1. Security – Google play protect
2. OS optimization – Boot time
3. Developer Tools – In studio tool improvements

KOTLIN – A new developer language for Android

Android Go –

1. OS – Optimized – Super light
2. Apps – Chrome data saver – YouTube Go
3. Google Play

VR/AR –

VR –

1. Day dream
2. Standalone VR – easy to use and presence

AR –

1. Tango
2. Google visual positioning service
3. Education – Google expeditions with AR