Google’s Pichai Sings China’s Praises in AI, Pledges Bigger Team
Bloomberg News
...Google has invested in Chinese startups, forged a patent alliance withTencent Holdings Ltd. and is pushing its TensorFlow AI tools in the country despite key services such as search and email remaining blocked. The Mountain View, California-based companyrecently openeda research lab in Beijing focused on AI, a blossoming field but one at the center of tensions between China and the US.
“We’ve already got a small team doing research there and look forward to expanding it,” he told an audience at the conference that was attended by senior government officials and executives including Apple CEO Tim Cook.
In 2010, Google refused to censor search results with China’s internet censors later blocking access. Now Google and Facebook Inc. are among foreign giants who regularly visit in an effort to curry favor and regain access to the lucrative market.
To illustrate China’s growing prowess, Pichai pointed to podcast service Cast Box as an example of local apps that are gaining international popularity.
Google’s lab falls under its cloud unit, and the company has suggested it’s open to entering mainland China with that business if it’s allowed to.
— With assistance by Mark Bergen, Kevin Hamlin, and David Ramli
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Over the past year we've shared how we are preparing to meet the requirements of the GDPR, the new data protection law coming into force on May 25, 2018. The GDPR affects European and non-European businesses using online advertising and measurement solutions when their sites and apps are accessed by users in the European Economic Area (EEA).
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Updated EU User Consent Policy
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Launching a solution to support publishers that want to show only non-personalized ads.
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Taking steps to limit the processing of personal information for children under the GDPR Age of Consent in individual member states.
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