A summary of the key updates from this year's Google I/O conference at Google HQ in San Francisco. Updates include the new Google Lens product, updates to Google Home, announcement of Google AI and some cool new features within Google search to take advantage of.
2. UPDATES OVERVIEW
1. What is the Google I/O Conference?
2. Key Google Milestones
3. Google.ai
4. Google Lens
5. Google Home
6. Google Search Enhancements
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So Just What Is The Google I/O Conference?
Google’s Annual Developers Conference
* History Of Google I/O Infographic Source - https://venngage.com/blog/google-io/
The Google I/O Conference is an annual event which has been
held since 2008 at Google’s HQ in San Francisco, California.
I/O (Standing for Input/Output) showcases the latest
developments made by Google that are focused on building web,
mobile and enterprise applications using Google’s suite of products
including Android, Chrome, APIs and Web Toolkit.
This year’s conference had a strong focus on machine learning
AI and how it will enhance user experience using Google products.
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Things Have Evolved In Computer AI…
From… To…*
* Not quite (laughs nervously)
The computer which controls the machines Skynet Google...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PD8W2OogE0 https://youtu.be/_Mg7qKstnPk?t=40s
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Google Launches Google.ai It’s Machine Learning Platform
1. Human interaction with
computing has evolved
The interaction between
humans and computers have
evolved into more natural ways,
primarily through voice and
vision.
In an AI first world, Google is
redesigning it’s products by
applying machine and AI
learning to solve users problems.
2. Google’s neural network is
getting smarter
Last year, Google’s neural network
was trained to understand the
meaning behind a users input (i.e.
This is a picture of a cat, this is
picture of a dog)
Now, each part of the neural
network is operating in real time,
learning from each other
without the need for human input
training.
3. Google Assistant the most
prominent user of AI
Through improved machine
learning, the Google Assistant has
learnt to understand more
conversational inputs vs that of
generic keywords.
Mobile First To AI First
Rank
Brain
Smart
Reply
YouTube
Suggestions
Search
In
Photos
Street
View
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1. Google Assistant is evolving
outside of the mobile space
With the launch of the Google
Assistant SDK program, it has
allowed manufacturers of other
devices to incorporate Google
Assistant into their ecosystem
Google Assistant SDK Evolving Outside Of Mobile
Teaming Up With Manufacturers Of Other Devices
2. Google Assistant SDK in use by leading
manufacturers
Google Assistant will soon be available on non
mobile devices such as wearable and audio
devices as well as car systems. These leading
manufacturers shown above are already incorporating
Google Assistant technology.
Look out for the ‘Google Assistant Built-In’
logo on products this Christmas
3. Oh and it’s now
available on iPhone*
The final significant update
is that Google Assistant is
now available within the
App Store for Apple
devices*
Could this be a Siri killer?
* Currently US only
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3. Identifying Locations
Google Lens can also provide
information on a given business
location shown within the image.
For example, viewing a restaurant store
front would bring up customer reviews,
menu links, contact details, view images
of the food and opportunities to book a
table.
2. Identifying Actions
Google Lens also has the ability to
understand and predict the next
action the user will undertake based
upon what it sees.
For example, an image that contains the
information of a broadband modem’s
network/password, would automatically
find and connect your device to the
network that is displayed.
Google Lens Brings Machine Learning To Real Time Imagery
1. Identifying Objects
The Google Lens has the ability to see
and understand specific objects that
appear on the screen.
Based upon the image, Google will
suggest related actions the users
might want to complete.
For example, a picture of a flower can
link to nearby florists.
Mobile First To AI First
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Google VPS (Visual Positioning System) Improves User Navigation
Never Get Lost In A Store/Mall Again!
As Google describes it, the Visual Positioning
System feature works with their latest Project Tango
technology and a camera to map out interiors.
Essentially, VPS lays down visual markers while
you're wandering around with your smartphone
camera. Those markers then merge with the
markers of other users to create an indoor map.
It's unclear exactly when and how VPS will be
released. Google says it will become one of the core
capabilities of Google Lens
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Hang On, Was This Predicted In 1992?*
* Maybe (laughs even more nervously)
Scanning Images In Real Time
https://giphy.com/gifs/terminator-2-BCL8y2qRqYb96
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3. Partnering With 70+ Partners
Google Home continues to connect and
collaborate with a wide range of product
manufacturers to have it’s core
functions controlled by voice.
For example, you can now lock your
front door with automated locks, turn
on your home central heating as
well as view security camera
footage on your TV screen all without
engaging with the product themselves.
2. Launching ‘Hands Free’ Calling
A new feature to launch on Google Home
is the ability to call any landline or
mobile any number for free* hands
free with just your voice.
The Google Home device is also
personalised to an individual’s
voice.
For example, if person A asks Google
Home to ‘Call Mum’ it will call person A’s
mum and not person B’s.
Google Home Makes Your Home ‘Smarter’
1. A Lot Has Happen In A Year
In just under a year, Google Home has
allowed home owners to complete a
whole range of actions including:
- Order goods directly with
retailers for home delivery by voice
- Step by step cooking
instructions for over 5 million
recipes
- Play songs just by voicing (or
singing) the lyrics
Google Home Continues To Connect To More Devices
* Data fees apply, currently US only
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2. Enhancing Image Information
Google has continued it’s efforts to better understand
the meaning behind website imagery. In the past the
only information it gained was the file name.
Now through structured data, Google can pull out
further information about the image such as it’s price,
user reviews and descriptions to assist a user with if it
best meets the need of their search query.
Structured Data For 2017
1. Domain Level Host Card Carousel
Website owners can now tag their content so that it
appears within a carousel format that can be scrolled on
mobile devices.
Previously this update was just for recipe based content
as the example above, however this has now been
enhanced to include other content types such as list
content (i.e. Best restaurants in Sydney).
Google Continues To Make It’s Search Results More Intuitive
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2. Reporting On Live Events
Users are frequently wanting
the latest updates on current
trending topics/events.
Google has now enabled this
brands to tag their content as
‘Live’ meaning in some cases
content is indexed within 1 min.
Structured Data For 2017
1. Quashing Fake News With Fact Checks
In the age of ‘Fake News’ dominating headlines
for both search engines and social networks,
users are increasing becoming aware of false
facts stated in article content.
Google has attempted to combat this with the
‘Fact Check’ structured data. This allows users
to provide a credible source to claims made.
Google Continues To Make It’s Search Results More Intuitive
3. Top Places Lists
In order to enhance the appearance of it’s
local search results, Google is enhancing
it’s place listings with references to
authority list content where the business
has been mentioned.
For example, a search for a popular
restaurant would show top list content.
Pop up store
While they leave the store, they can be given an element of surprise in the forms of goodie-bags, coupons etc that will help the visitors remember the experience. We can produce content from the event and amplify it across the social networks to create buzz and WOM
Example: Best & Less experimenting with L&B imaginery brand where the consumer were surprised by the fact that the actual clothing was not from high end unknow retailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lKNmbhBFNg&feature=youtu.be
Unique retail experience
Using the local Outdoor vendors like VMO, work towards building an enhanced customer experienced
This includes Augmented reality, facial recognition, street view inside store
The campaign will be using the real time data based on the people’s expressions/feelings/daypart etc that will provide next with the most optimized media $ rather static outdoor advertising where there is a high spill over
http://retail-innovation.com/tesco
Partnering with Mamamia
Partnering with ‘Mamamia’ which is well know as the “second home for women” in Australia
Through partnership we can leverage the highly engaging and shareable content and can use the data to retarget existing buyers
We can leverage the partnership to have a podcast strategy in place for the time poor and content hungry audience
This partnership will benefit “Next” especially when they are lacking local aussie content
Partnering with fashion media owner
“Next” can also tie up with one of the fashion related magazine/publisher
This can result in PR/event covrage , fashion shoot, endorsement etc
Example – Collaboration between Vogue and Target that has resulted high earn media for the retailer giant
Interaction with computing has moved from a keyboard and mouse, to multi touch on smart phones to now include voice and vision commands to become more natural and immersive.
Smart Reply – Rolling out to Gmail users where the AI algorithm reads a person’s email and suggests natural auto replies based upon the content of the message
Street View – Within Google Maps, it recognises street signs and business locations to assist with users navigation
Search In Photos – Recognising people, objects within a photo for easier filtering and searching
Each chip of the Neural network during the training phase, had 3 billion words inputted over the course of a week.
Now, each chip of the neural network is now optimised to run 180 trillion operations per second. 64 of these chips are then grouped together in pods and stored into a super computer processing 11.5 petaflops of data (1 petaflop is 1 quadrillion operations per second)
Google Assistant SDK – Allowing manufacturers of devices that
Google Home Launching In Australia This Summer!!
Lock your front door with connected locks
Control LG appliances
View security camera footage on your home tv
Host card carousel is not just limited to reciepe content but also applicable to content that is list based such as ‘top resutarants to see in Sydney’ or ‘best horror movies of 2017’
Host card carousel is not just limited to reciepe content but also applicable to content that is list based such as ‘top resutarants to see in Sydney’ or ‘best horror movies of 2017’