In the ever-evolving digital landscape, Google stands as a juggernaut of innovation, and as we delve into 2024, the tech giant unveils a compelling narrative with its top 10 news stories—each a testament to its influence in shaping the future of technology. Google, the omnipresent force in the world of search engines, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, sets the stage for 2023 with a series of groundbreaking developments that transcend conventional boundaries.
As the tech titan continues to redefine the way we interact with information, Google’s top 10 news stories for 2023 offer a glimpse into the company’s bold strides in areas ranging from AI research and quantum computing to sustainability and beyond.
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Top 10 News of Google in 2023
Google has introduced MedLM, a set of healthcare-specific foundation models, and is now offering it to some US-based Google Cloud clients through the Vertex AI platform. At the moment, two models are constructed using Med-PaLM 2 under MedLM.
New to the Google ecosystem is MedLM, a collection of artificial intelligence models developed specifically for use in healthcare. The Vertex AI platform will make MedLM, which is based on Google’s medical domain large language model (LLM) Med-PaLM 2, available to Google Cloud customers in the US. Google states that MedLM was developed via extensive testing and partnerships with global healthcare organizations.
To improve patient access, experience, and outcomes, Google is partnering with Accenture to use generative AI. Healthcare firms may improve patient outcomes by combining MedLM with Google Cloud’s Claims Acceleration Suite. Deloitte and Google Cloud are collaborating on a pilot program called MedLM to help contact center agents find the best providers for their clients by making it easier to get information from provider directories and benefits paperwork.
Google is a step closer to this vision as they have introduced Gemini, the most capable and general model they have ever built.
With Gemini, Google’s most capable and general model yet, we are moving forward with our adventure. Gemini achieves state-of-the-art performance across several prominent benchmarks. Ultra, Pro, and Nano are the three sizes that were prioritized in our initial release, Gemini 1.0.
Gemini 1.0, their first version, for three different sizes:
- Gemini Ultra — our largest and most capable model for highly complex tasks.
- Gemini Pro — our best model for scaling across a wide range of tasks.
- Gemini Nano — our most efficient model for on-device tasks.
Salesforce and Google Cloud announced an expanded strategic partnership to help businesses utilize data and AI to deliver more personalized customer experiences, better understand customer behavior, and run more effective campaigns at a lower cost across marketing, sales, service, and commerce.
“Google Cloud and Salesforce share a commitment to helping businesses accelerate their data-driven transformations. This new partnership brings together one of the world’s largest data clouds from Salesforce with analytics and AI capabilities from Google Cloud, and represents a significant leap forward in businesses’ ability to generate more value and insights from their customer data.” – Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud
The new integration between Salesforce Data Cloud and BigQuery will enable companies to more easily create unified profiles of their customers to provide new, highly personalized experiences. Salesforce and Google Cloud will provide customers with seamless data access across platforms and across clouds, akin to having their data housed in a single location — with zero-copy or zero-ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) that can reduce the cost and complexity of moving or copying it while maintaining governance and trust.
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Pichai, in his latest blog post, is describing the tools as an ‘experimental conversational AI service, powered by Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA).
- Bard is going to be an interesting potpourri of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence, and creativity of our large language models.
- It intends to offer fresh, high-quality responses from around the web and simplify complex topics.
- From NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to the best soccer strikes, Bard will be the ultimate outlet for quenching the creative thirst.
- You can ask Bard to plan a baby shower for your friend, compare two Oscar movies, or get some lunch ideas based on what’s available in the fridge.
- Google will take into account the external feedback along with the company’s own internal testing to ensure Bard’s responses are safe, secure, and accurate. We’re excited for this phase of testing to help us continue to learn and improve Bard’s quality and speed.
Google Cloud, with its announcement of G2 virtual machines available in private preview today, is the first cloud services provider to offer NVIDIA’s L4 Tensor Core GPU. Additionally, L4 GPUs will be available with optimized support on Vertex AI, which now supports building, tuning and deploying large generative AI models.
Developers can access the latest state-of-the-art technology available to help them get new applications up and running quickly and cost-efficiently. The NVIDIA L4 GPU is a universal GPU for every workload, with enhanced AI video capabilities that can deliver 120x more AI-powered video performance than CPUs, combined with 99% better energy efficiency.
“Generative AI represents a new era of computing — one that demands the speed, scalability and reliability we provide on Google Cloud,” said Amin Vahdat, vice president of Systems & Services Infrastructure at Google Cloud. “As our customers begin to explore the possibilities of generative AI, we’re proud to offer them NVIDIA’s latest L4 GPU innovation as part of our workload-optimized Compute Engine portfolio.”
The US, Japan, and India were the only nations to have access to Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), but it has now expanded to 120 more countries, such as Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya, Brazil, Mexico, and others. And now they’re available in Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, and Indonesian! For instance, a Spanish speaker in the US can utilize SGE in the selected language.
Google’s search engine remains far and away the most popular option, and the company is always adding more and more capabilities to further its lead. With 8.5 billion searches on Google every single day, and a 90% market share of the search engine business, the corporation is securely situated considerably ahead of its competitors. And that’s not all they plan to do.
Google is also working on adding more context to translations and is creating an easier method to ask follow-up questions, both of which will improve the search experience.
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Google has announced that it will be adding new features to its search engine that will allow users to more accurately assess the reliability of both photos and websites. The firm has announced three new features: picture fact-checking, the introduction of image verification into products for journalists, and the enhancement of contextual information about lesser-known websites.
The initial update makes Google’s “About This Image” function available to users of all languages who speak English. When an image was initially posted online, where it has been described, and whether or not it has metadata suggesting it was created by AI are all pieces of information that may be gleaned from this tool. According to Google, this may be used to tell if an old photo has been cropped or manipulated to propagate false information. You may access the function by selecting an image and then selecting “More options” from the menu that appears.
Google increased its cooperation with Cambridge University to build a new AI research center and support ethical AI development.
In pursuit of ethical and accessible AI, Google is expanding its cooperation with Cambridge University by sponsoring a new research center.
The tech giant said the new alliance would inspire academics to build ethical AI for people. The university will use its money to establish the Centre for Human-Inspired AI (CHIA) to advance collaborative AI for the greater good. Additionally, it will support PhDs for underrepresented students at CHIA.
Google will fund up to US$100m over ten years to invest in essential research issues and speed the development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer, using the talents of academia and Google Quantum AI. Our objective is to create a large-scale quantum computer that can do complicated calculations, promote entrepreneurship, and teach future workforces.
Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, announced it is collaborating with Google Cloud on generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) initiatives to drive innovation across multiple applications. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the companies’ 10-year strategic agreement announced in early 2022.“Helping our customers apply and implement cutting-edge generative AI capabilities is at the core of Google Cloud’s strategy,” said Michael Clark, Vice President for Google Cloud, North America. “Dun & Bradstreet’s use of the Vertex AI platform within D&B.AI Labs will drive increased efficiency and performance, as well as innovation for its customers.”
“Generative AI has the ability to help businesses fundamentally improve how they operate, whether it is optimizing supply chains to be more sustainable or mitigating cybersecurity threats based on information from billions of security events,” said Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud. “Together with Accenture, we will provide businesses with the advanced technology and expertise they need to help transform their organizations and realize value from their generative AI deployments.”
Under the expanded partnership, the companies will co-develop new solutions leveraging Accenture’s industry and functional experience and Google Cloud’s suite of generative AI technologies. The companies will focus on improving business processes across 19 industries and six business functions, with a strategic focus on sales and marketing, supply chain, healthcare, retail and consumer packaged goods, financial services, sustainability, security, and operational services.
Beyond the partnership, Accenture is also using Google Cloud in its own enterprise architecture to enable its data-driven business. Accenture’s global IT organization partnered with Google Cloud to deploy a modern data platform for faster, more secure and scalable capabilities positioning Accenture for generative AI expansion.
Last Words
Navigating the complexities of the digital age, Google’s narrative for the year unfolds with a mosaic of transformative news, showcasing its commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology and addressing the evolving needs of a global audience. From cutting-edge advancements in machine learning to strategic initiatives in privacy and user experience, Google’s journey in 2023 is characterized by a series of pivotal moments that underscore its role as an industry leader and innovator.
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