Google I/O Developer Keynote [video]
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Google I/O Developer Keynote [video]
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Re: Google I/O Developer Keynote [video]
#2Some of my highlights:
- The big move to on-device ML for things like speech recognition. This was especially demonstrated with an accessibility angle, showing global subtitles available for any application. And an assistant that allowed you to answer and reply to phone calls using TTS and back.
- Android Q big focus on privacy, promoting privacy to a top level menu item in settings, as well as adjustments in apps to provide ready-access to privacy features.
- Large focus on security, including calling out Gartner reports many times, having the most secure operating system in a number of tests, and most secure device (Pixel).
- Google Home products rebranded as Google Nest. Launch of Google Nest Hub Max ($229), with Camera allowing for Duo calling, and a nice hand gesture to silence the device when loud/noisy (no more shouting)
- Pixel 3a (XL) devices launched, at a lower price point of $399 ($479) with a decent set of features. No longer Verizon exclusive.
- Google wants to be "Helpful"
Re: Google I/O Developer Keynote [video]
#3That live transcription built into Android Q that works on device and for any app is incredible. I can see so many uses for that myself, I cannot imagine how awesome something like that would be for people who have difficulty hearing.
Re: Google I/O Developer Keynote [video]
#4Some of my highlights: - The big move to on-device ML for things like speech recognition. This was especially demonstrated with an accessibility angle, showing global subtitles available for any application. And an assistant that allowed you to answer and reply to phone calls using TTS and back. - Android Q big focus on privacy, promoting privacy to a top level menu item in settings, as well as adjustments in apps to…
Sounds like exactly what Apple said when they launched the X. All on board AI, secure enclave, no shipping your data off to the cloud for security.
The issue with Google is that they're an advertising company, so they're always going to have an incentive that pushes them to market your data unlike Apple.
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#5Some of my highlights: - The big move to on-device ML for things like speech recognition. This was especially demonstrated with an accessibility angle, showing global subtitles available for any application. And an assistant that allowed you to answer and reply to phone calls using TTS and back. - Android Q big focus on privacy, promoting privacy to a top level menu item in settings, as well as adjustments in apps to…
They showed a ton of advanced ML-based features in the demo. I can barely remember all the names.
Obviously Google is throwing a ton of effort into these features, but I am really curious what the productization plan is behind them.
It doesn’t look like they are differentiating their hardware on those features (or maybe I missed it), and it doesn’t look like those features are products on their own.
I’m curious what the long term business plan is behind “Helpful”
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#6Some of my highlights: - The big move to on-device ML for things like speech recognition. This was especially demonstrated with an accessibility angle, showing global subtitles available for any application. And an assistant that allowed you to answer and reply to phone calls using TTS and back. - Android Q big focus on privacy, promoting privacy to a top level menu item in settings, as well as adjustments in apps to…
Sounds like exactly what Apple said when they launched the X. All on board AI, secure enclave, no shipping your data off to the cloud for security. The issue with Google is that they're an advertising company, so they're always going to have an incentive that pushes them to market your data unlike Apple.
Then why are they releasing on-device voice recognition to replace their cloud-based voice recognition?
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like exactly what Apple said when they launched the X. All on board AI, secure enclave, no shipping your data off to the cloud for security. The issue with Google is that they're an advertising company, so they're always going to have an incentive that pushes them to market your data unlike Apple.
Then why are they releasing on-device voice recognition to replace their cloud-based voice recognition?
Maybe those large (yet still too small) fines and constant criticism finally got through.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like exactly what Apple said when they launched the X. All on board AI, secure enclave, no shipping your data off to the cloud for security. The issue with Google is that they're an advertising company, so they're always going to have an incentive that pushes them to market your data unlike Apple.
Then why are they releasing on-device voice recognition to replace their cloud-based voice recognition?
Because they calculated that taking a small L here would turn into a bigger W later. Comparatively, Apple is just trying to sell more units, not prop up its Ads business down the road with higher user counts giving more impressions.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like exactly what Apple said when they launched the X. All on board AI, secure enclave, no shipping your data off to the cloud for security. The issue with Google is that they're an advertising company, so they're always going to have an incentive that pushes them to market your data unlike Apple.
Then why are they releasing on-device voice recognition to replace their cloud-based voice recognition?
Well Apple is exerting market pressure, there's been a lot of privacy backlash lately, and they can make customers feel safe while still exfiltrating their data via other services that you'll be encouraged to use by the "secure platform".
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like exactly what Apple said when they launched the X. All on board AI, secure enclave, no shipping your data off to the cloud for security. The issue with Google is that they're an advertising company, so they're always going to have an incentive that pushes them to market your data unlike Apple.
Then why are they releasing on-device voice recognition to replace their cloud-based voice recognition?
Because it's faster and works with spotty/no reception?
(I'm just guessing because I can't find details on this stuff by wading through the feed.)
Also, just because it's doing local inference doesn't mean it won't be uploading data back to Google periodically. As GP said, they have a strong incentive to do this, so it's reasonable to just assume they will do this until they can prove otherwise.