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Re:Google I/O 2017 by Grazester on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:21PM (#14360567)
"Apple isn't even in the same league as Google when it comes to AI and services."

Not many companies are.

Re:Google I/O 2017 by tgummerer on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:27PM (#14360629)
Are any?
Re:Google I/O 2017 by halflings on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:30PM (#14360681)
Facebook is the closest.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by xanderstrike on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @04:19PM (#14362418)
They may be, but they're not using their AI knowledge to drive better features or experiences for their users. It seems like they're just using it to deliver better advertising.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by pas on Thursday May 18, 2017 @07:44AM (#14366438)
Have you seen the f8 video about real-time photo/video enhancements via AI? They very much like to roll that out as soon as it works on most phones.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by amaks on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:50PM (#14361601)
I think Amazon and Microsoft are closer.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by k__ on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:54PM (#14361644)
Really?

Amazon recommendations are really bad and Echo is just answering predefined sentences.

Re:Google I/O 2017 by fuzzythinker on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @04:01PM (#14362281)
I'll say openai, nvidia, and facebook are the 3 closest. Amazon and Microsoft wouldn't be close unless they choose to prioritize it.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by deepnotderp on Thursday May 18, 2017 @01:33AM (#14365021)
Microsoft is actually doing quite well, Kaiming He was at MSRA before he left.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by obstinate on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:30PM (#14360686)
I'm sure in certain niches there are companies and people outperforming Google on AI stuff. Overall? None come to mind.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by lopespm on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @06:47PM (#14363466)
I would add Baidu as well
Re:Google I/O 2017 by nailer on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:39PM (#14360787)
Before this keynote (maybe afterward too?) Alexa can do way more things than Google Assistant can.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by vthallam on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:49PM (#14360892)
Integrations!=capability. I use a echo dot and it sucks at voice recognition half the time. I am dumping it very soon and getting a Home.
Re:Google I/O 2017 by nailer on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:29PM (#14361338)
It's part of capability. Siri's almost useless because it's tied in with Apple services. Google's quite similar. I don't want a walled-garden assistant or to pick a different assistant for every possible service that could help me.