Google I/O 2023: Highlights of AI Applications

Google held its annual developer conference, Google I/O, on May 10-11, 2023. The event featured a number of announcements about new hardware, software, and services from Google. The company's stock price increased by about 5% on the day of the event, and it continued to rise in the days following. This is likely due to the excitement surrounding the new products and services that Google announced at I/O. Investors are bullish on Google's future prospects, and they believe that the company is well-positioned to continue to grow and innovate.

The slogan for Google I/O 2023 is "Making AI more helpful for everyone." Google is committed to using AI to make people's lives easier and better. The company is investing heavily in AI research and development, and it is using AI to improve its products and services across the board.

Gmail  - Help me write

The "Help me write" function in Gmail is a new AI-powered feature that helps users write emails. To use the feature, simply type in a prompt, such as "reply to a thank-you letter," and hit create. The tool will then automatically generate a draft that includes relevant information from previous emails. You can then refine the draft as needed. The "Help me write" function is still under development, but it has the potential to save users a lot of time and effort when writing emails. It is expected to be available as part of the upcoming Workspace updates.

Maps - Immersive ViewPhoto

Immersive View is a new feature of Google Maps that allows you to explore a place in 3D, even before you visit. It uses advanced computer vision and artificial intelligence to fuse billions of Street View and aerial images together to create a rich, digital model of the world. And it layers helpful information on top like the weather, traffic, and how busy a place is.

Google photos -  Magic Editor

Using Magic Editor, you can make complex edits to your photos without having to be a professional photographer. It uses a combination of artificial intelligence techniques, including generative AI, to help you make edits to specific parts of an image, such as the subject, sky, or background. This gives you even more control over the final look and feel of your photo.

Bard  - coding, combing with search

Google Bard is a large language model from Google AI, trained on a massive dataset of text and code. The presenter showed how Bard can implement coding tasks and provide rich and accurate search results. Bard can now generate code in over 20 different programming languages, including C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, and TypeScript. It can also debug code written by the user or Bard itself, and it can patiently explain things when you need them explained.

Combining Bard with search

Google wants to make its search results more comprehensive and informative. By combining Bard with its search, Google can provide users with more than just links to websites. It can also provide users with summaries of websites, answers to questions, and other helpful information. The company also wants to make its search results more personalized.

Google Bard logo

Suppose you are interested in buying a new car. You could start by doing a Google search for "best cars 2023." This would return a list of websites that discuss the best cars of 2023. You could then click on one of these websites and read more about the cars.

However, what if you wanted to learn more about the cars, but you didn't know where to start? Or, what if you wanted to learn more about the cars, but you didn't have the time to read through a long website?

In these cases, you could use Google Bard to help you. Google Bard is a large language model that can answer your questions in an informative way. You could ask Google Bard questions about the cars, and it would provide you with concise and accurate answers.

For example, you could ask Google Bard:

• What are the best cars of 2023?

• What are the features of the best cars of 2023?

• What are the prices of the best cars of 2023?

• Where can I buy the best cars of 2023?

In addition, Google Bard can also provide you with maps, comparisons, and knowledge graphs about the cars. For example, you could ask Google Bard:

• Show me a map of the dealerships that sell the best cars of 2023.

• Compare the features of the best cars of 2023.

• Show me a knowledge graph of the best cars of 2023.

It would provide you with a comprehensive and informative experience that would help you make the best decision about buying a new car.

Google is also trying to combine its Bard with its workspace application. There are many ways that this could be done. Here are some examples:

• Answer questions about documents and emails.
• Generate summaries of documents and emails.
• Translate documents and emails into other languages.
• Write different kinds of creative content, like poems, code, scripts, musical pieces, email, letters, etc.
• Help users to collaborate on documents and emails.
• Find information in documents and emails.
• Organize documents and emails.

Hardware

Googel Pixel Fold

In addition, Google also released a range of hardware products. Pixel Fold (A foldable smartphone with opens to a 7.6-inch screen), Pixel Tablet( 11-inch display) and Pixel 7a 8GB RAM, up to 90 Hz display and wireless charging).

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