"Google AI utilization" indicated in Google I / O Summary, how much does AI solve the problem of everyday life?

Google developers event "Google I / O 2018"Is held from 8 to 10 May 2018. The main feature of Google I / O this time is "AI"And a number of new features were announced. A number of issues that Google's AI has solved, such as 'Google Duplex' where the Google Assistant calls the shop instead of a human being, is summarized on Google's official blog.

Solving problems with AI for everyone
https://www.blog.google/topics/innovation-technology/io18-overview/

◆ Solving real world problems
Google's AI technology opens up possibilities for the medical field. It occurs as a complication of diabetes in 2016Diabetic retinopathyIn image recognition processing by deep learningGoogle made detectableAnnounced in February 2018 that it is now possible to predict heart disease using the same technique.

Google researchers announce technology that can predict heart disease simply by scanning the eyes - GIGAZINE


Also, "Accessibility" is one of the other important issues that Google's AI technology is solving. Many people, especially those with problems with hearing, may not be able to keep up with the way people are talking in the TV. However, Google researchers developed a technology to extract specific voices when multiple people's voices are mixed. This technology called "Looking to Listen" makes it easier for more people to access information.

You can see what Looking to Listen is from the following movie.

Looking to Listen: Noisy cafeteria - YouTube


And a new example that led to "improved accessibility" in Google I / O was released. Tania Finlayson, who can not move his hands, communicates with people smoothly by driving Morse code with his headYou can now take it. Mr. Finlayson who used various communication tools since childhood, he said that he felt "I got freedom" by the method of driving Morse code with his head.

Tania's Story: Morse code meets machine learning - YouTube


Google also announces the application "Lookout" which detects the surrounding environment and notifies the existence of objects and reads characters.

Google announces "Lookout" application that accurately conveys surrounding information as "eyes" on behalf of visually impaired people - GIGAZINE


◆ Save time with Gmail, Photos, Google Assistant
The new Gmail feature "Smart Compose" announced at Google I / O is to increase the efficiency of mail input by supporting AI. It will present "reply draft" to the contents of the received e-mailSmart reply functionAlthough it was already implemented, Smart Compose is to present more complicated sentences as input candidates.

Click on the image below to see how Smart Compose works with GIF animation.


Also,Google PhotosWas able to brighten the image with 1 tap and improvements were added to make sharing easier.

In addition, you can read the new features of Google Photos from the following articles.

Google Photos will be equipped with "color black-and-white photos" function - GIGAZINE


Google Assistant is playing a particularly big role as "time saving". The Google Assistant that appeared in 2016 is said to have become more visual and more natural conversation with this Google I / O, making it more convenient. According to the blog, it will soon be possible to use Google Assistant without calling "Hey Google". In addition, the variety of voice has become abundant, and this includes singers'John LegendIt seems that the voice of it is included.

The more visually evolving Google Assistant seems to indicate that "Smart Display" with Google Assistant will be released in July 2018. Also, Google Maps navigation is done through Google Assistant, and users will be presented with directions to the destination without having to look at the smartphone. Besides this, he said that he will instantly make a visual proposal for a voice question at a mobile terminal.

In addition, "Google Duplex" which AI can handle telephone independently can also be announced at Google I / O. This saves human time and is seen as a very significant value for small and medium enterprises.

From the following movie, you can see that the Google Assistant, which was instructed "Please make a barber's reservation between 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock, as if you were calling a shop like a human.

New Google AI Can Have Real Life Conversations With Strangers - YouTube


◆ With Google MapsGoogle LensImprovement
As a new feature of "Google Lens" that analyzes images and explains something, the ability to copy and paste text parts from images appeared. In addition, Google Maps introduced new augmented reality function which displays store information of restaurant, and it is said that "it is easy to park," "how long the store is open," "how busy it is I was told to teach me whether or not I was doing it.

For details on the new features of Google Maps, please see the following articles.

Google map supports AR navigation function, navigation can be done just by holding the camera - GIGAZINE


◆ News
"A news" is one of the areas where AI brings about a big difference. While people are seeking reliable information sources, using AI makes it possible to deliver reliable news to people, watching events from various aspects. newGoogle NewsIs to push out the best information made by the hand of a "journalist" by AI. In the new Google News, personalization of the news to be displayed, a function to comprehensively compile one theme, etc. are installed.

The details of the new Google New can be read from the following articles.

Google news renewal, AI picks up news in chronological order and picks it up according to users - GIGAZINE


◆ Enable to concentrate on important matters
With the appearance of smartphones, people's way of using time changes dramatically, and evils such as not being able to concentrate on the work at hand because of smartphones are also born. In order to solve this problem, Google released a function to learn newly how people use their smartphone, and to be able to separate from smartphones when unnecessary. Android P turns to the "Do Not Disturb" mode when turning the screen of the smartphone downwards, and when it becomes possible to notify the notice other than the "emergency" put in the whitelist and the sound of the feed It is.

In addition, you can read how the AI ​​is used on Android P from the following article.

Next-generation OS "Android P" public beta to make smart smart at AI, new function summary - GIGAZINE


Google also puts emphasis on education, and on YouTube, Meet Shaza, an "average school girl", is an open sourceConvolution neural networkIt is drawn that you are programming the application using.

Shaza's Story - YouTube


Machine learning is also used for research on extinct whales. Daniel DeLeon is a passionate person in the science of music and sound,TensorFlowI succeeded in recognizing the voice of a whale using.

Daniel and the Sea of ​​Sound - YouTube