While it’s not quite the level of conversation that I’ve stated previously would be required for the voice revolution, it is incredibly close and remarkably quick – and at least 12 months earlier than I expected based on last year’s Duplex demo. While Pichai may have stolen the thunder from his intro, Huffman follows this by demonstrating the 10X faster ‘Next Generation’ Google Assistant with back to back commands and some genuinely impressive, distinct interactions with the assistant that did not require the repetition of the ‘Hey Google’ prompt. “What if we could bring the AI that powers the Google Assistant,” Huffman begins, having already been scooped by Pichai, “to your phone.” So fast, Pichai says, that tapping your phone to use it will seem slow. The Google Assistant proper, is coming to mobile devices – with the machine learning that serves the Google Home version set to be available on your phone. ‘Duplex on the web’ will, apparently, require no action from brands – instead all interaction is carried out by Duplex on an otherwise ordinary site. Duplex will soon be able to book car rentals, cinema tickets and more through the websites of companies online. Back to PichaiĪt a conference late last year, I used a clip of Pichai’s announcement on Google Duplex to illustrate the possibilities of voice interaction for FMCG brands – and Duplex returned this year, moving beyond restaurant reservations to carrying out actions on your behalf online as well as via voice. These features will all, apparently, begin rolling out next month. *shiver* The real-world use video, however, was genuinely touching. Which is all part, Chennapragada states, of their ongoing campaign to index the real world. It will also be able to live translate or read signage or any text in the real world. Google Lens then made an appearance, with the announcement that it has been used more than a billion times – with Chennapragada stating that improvements will now be able to highlight the most popular dishes on a menu (in real time) and make your AR version clickable, it will also be able to make a manipulable document of a bill – allowing you to calculate tips, split the bill between members of a party and more. Chennapragada announced to applause that certain search queries will return AR results – including a demonstration of the results for the great white shark. Aparna Chennapragadaįollowing Pichai, the next section dealt with AR in the real world – and what this will mean for search results. That means voice answers are going to be direct clips from audio content at some point soon.įar from rendering all visits to websites pointless and using the content supplied free of charge by brands and people alike to create in-search meta-pages that will eventually render websites little more than data mines for the Google algorithm, this is all part of Google’s efforts to make search more ‘helpful’. Google is going to start indexing podcasts and return audio results in SERPs. Sadly, I was beaten to my hot take on this by Moz’s Dr Pete who got there about three hours before me with the following: Search is the priority, he went on to say – showcasing the ‘full coverage’ feature they’re looking to release this year, as well as their aim to index podcasts. ![]() In addition to trailing some of the announcements to be spoken about later, he made a point of emphasising a series of mission statements – only one of which was creepy, I’ll let you decide which: Keynote – Sundar Pichaiįirstly, Sundar Pichai’s stage presence gets better and more polished every year – and his keynote, while more low-key and low energy than some of the other Silicone Valley CEOs, was as good as any I’ve seen – with the pacing and delivery of a TED talk. ![]() It must be filtering through, however, as – along with AR and AI wizardry – privacy featured regularly on the agenda. ![]() While this might seem like the ever spreading tentacles of an evil mega-corporation to some, to those working hard and undoubtedly with the best of intentions on their own projects, media portrayal of them as privacy violating, small business suppressing, tax dodgers must be difficult to swallow. We’re all the heroes of our own story, so it’s no surprise that Google’s annual conference is filled with references to Google’s ‘ongoing effort to make the world a better place’. ![]() This year’s I/O features a line-up of talks that were seemingly tailored to my peculiar interests, but this article will be dedicated to the ludicrous number of announcements and interesting topics in the keynote address – all covered, of course – from the splendid sunshine of our Hooton offices
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