The Download: Google’s AI mission, and America’s reliance on natural gas
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Summary
Google’s annual I/O conference, which showcases the company’s latest technology, is taking place this week and highlights how AI is now an integral part of many of its products.
For instance, its new Pixel phones use a feature called Isolation Mode to make it easier for people who are hard of hearing to follow conversations.
Also, after acquiring the DeepMind AI company, Google is integrating its data centres and operations to train its AI models; and its Look and Talk feature for Google Meet uses AI to improve video quality and reduce background noise.
However, AI’s increasing ubiquity may keep the US dependent on natural gas for the foreseeable future.
Meta’s new $10bn data centre in rural Louisiana, which will train AI models, is being fuelled by three new natural gas power plants, highlighting the pitfalls of an AI-centric world.