It seems like Google Assistant will quickly have some generative AI expertise (like seemingly all the things else on this planet). In an inner e-mail obtained by Axios, two high-ranking Google executives spoke in regards to the want for “assistive, conversational expertise.” Peeyush Ranjan, GM and VP of Google Pay and Subsequent Billion Customers, and Duke Dukellis, Director of Product Administration, stated the corporate ought to prioritize work to deal with “individuals’s robust want for assistive, conversational expertise that may enhance their lives.”
So far as the generative AI portion of the e-mail, it reads as follows: “As a crew, we have to concentrate on delivering high-quality, essential product experiences for our customers. We have additionally seen the profound potential of generative AI to remodel individuals’s lives and see an enormous alternative to discover what a supercharged Assistant, powered by the most recent LLM expertise, would appear like. (A portion of the crew has already began engaged on this, starting with cellular.)”
Not solely did the executives say it was one thing to concentrate on for the long run, however in addition they stated that work on a revamped Assistant for cellular units has already began, so this new generative AI expertise won’t be too distant from stepping into arms of Google Assistant customers on cellular. The emails primarily centered on how generative AI may gain advantage cellular Google Assistant customers, and there wasn’t any point out of Nest merchandise.
In fact, if there’s a great way to leverage rising expertise within the dwelling, Google and Amazon will in all probability be on the forefront. In truth, in an interview with Axios simply final week, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Units, Dave Limp, stated, “Generative AI is one thing we have been engaged on for some time, and it has large potential — particularly within the dwelling.” Amazon is clearly on board with bringing the expertise to Alexa, which suggests Google will not be far behind.
Sadly, as a part of this transformation to Google Assistant, the corporate will restructure and shift the groups that work on it. The e-mail mentions a small variety of layoffs due to the shift. Axios says it was advised the transition would contain “eliminating dozens of jobs” out of the hundreds of staff who work on the Assistant crew. “As a part of this replace, we’re additionally eliminating a small variety of roles throughout the crew. We’ve already let these teammates know and we’ll present devoted assist to assist them via this transition,” reads the e-mail from Google execs.
There isn’t any actual timeframe for when Google Assistant will see generative AI turn out to be a part of its core performance. We additionally do not know precisely how Google plans to make use of it. Will you be capable of work together with Google Assistant such as you would ChatGPT? Maybe you might say, “Hey Google, write a evaluate of the most recent Nest sensible speaker” and have it evaluate itself. Possibly you might ask Google Assistant to attract you an image of one thing. It will be attention-grabbing to see the place Google goes with it.
Both means, we do not anticipate it to be too lengthy based mostly on the velocity AI appears to make its means into all the things. And it is smart for the digital assistant to leverage generative AI because it’s already a dialog AI.
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