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Exclusive: Google’s Sundar Pichai talks Search, AI, and dancing with Microsoft

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May 12, 2023
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, shares insights on the transformative era of AI and its implications for search technology. He reflects on Google’s pioneering role in AI and discusses the fierce competition from Microsoft and OpenAI. Pichai highlights how generative AI could reshape user experiences and the search landscape, addressing both innovative applications and ethical concerns. He also reveals the reorganization within Google, merging DeepMind and Google Brain, as part of their ongoing commitment to AI advancement and reliability.
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INSIGHT

AI as a Platform Shift

  • Sundar Pichai believes AI is a profound platform shift, comparable to the advent of personal computing, the internet, and mobile.
  • He sees it as more impactful than previous shifts, touching every industry more deeply, like healthcare.
ANECDOTE

Early AI Demo Hesitation

  • In 2015, Sundar Pichai wanted to showcase Google Photos' use of deep neural networks at I/O.
  • There were internal concerns, but he felt it was crucial to explain the technology's potential impact.
ANECDOTE

The Pluto Conversation

  • Nilay Patel recalls a demo where Sundar Pichai conversed with Pluto, which was actually Google's Lambda.
  • This highlighted Google's early exploration of conversational AI and the limitations of handcrafted systems.
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