**A Conversation with Google's AI Team**

We had the opportunity to sit down with some members of Google's AI team, including a renowned expert who has been working on various projects related to conversational technology and other innovative applications. The conversation was wide-ranging and insightful, offering a glimpse into the future of artificial intelligence.

For one of us, this meeting was an example of the kind of responsible AI work that we are doing at Google. "We're thinking it through across everything we do," said the expert. This emphasis on responsible innovation is crucial in ensuring that AI technologies are developed and used in ways that benefit society as a whole. The team's focus on ethics and impact is evident in their approach to various projects, from conversational technology to other initiatives.

One of the highlights of our conversation was the demonstration of Google's conversational technology, which we were impressed by its ability to make lists and provide unexpected insights. "That kind of conversational technology is really just, it's so impressive," said one team member. The demo showed us how this technology can be used to spark creativity and inspire new ideas.

The expert also spoke about the power of imagination in AI development, citing the example of a planet made of ice cream as an inspiration for their work. "You can imagine being anywhere, like a planet made of ice cream, and you can think through that," they said. This emphasis on creativity and imagination is essential in developing innovative AI solutions.

The conversation also touched on the importance of perseverance and resilience in the face of setbacks and failures. "You're going to have setbacks," said one team member. "It doesn't go exactly the way you...Some sometimes it does but that's rare." The team emphasized the value of working with others who are passionate about their work and finding projects that excite them.

We also asked for advice on how young entrepreneurs, creators, or developers can navigate the challenges of starting a new project. "If you do that, and you're doing your best, that's what's in your control," said one team member. The expert encouraged people to find their passion and work on something they enjoy.

Finally, we asked about the big picture vision for Google's AI efforts over the next five to 10 years. From our standpoint, "we are working on, given our goal, is to help give access to knowledge," said one team member. The team emphasized that computing will evolve dramatically over this period and will be more than just a phone-based technology.

The future of tech is indeed exciting, and we can't wait to see what Google's AI team has in store for us.

**Getting Ready to Hit the Road**

As our conversation came to a close, we couldn't help but notice that one of our hosts was getting ready to leave. "I gotta go to the airport now," they said. It seemed like an impromptu departure, but as it turned out, this host had to fly out the next day.

**A Lasting Impression**

We wrapped up our conversation with a selfie photo opportunity, which we were excited about. As we posed for photos, we couldn't help but feel grateful for the chance to meet these talented individuals and learn more about Google's AI efforts.

It was clear that this meeting had made a lasting impression on both of us, and we left feeling inspired by the potential of AI technology to transform our lives.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(somber upbeat music)- Hey guys, it's Justineand I'm here at Google I/O,and I had so much funwatching the presentation.And now I'm gonna go head overand chat with Sundar, the CEO of Google.He just left the stage.So let's go have a chat.(somber upbeat music)Thank you so much for sitting down.And I'm just so excited.This is actually my first I/O.- Oh well, welcome.And you timed it well, we areback in person in shoreline.Did you enjoy it?- I did.Did you enjoy it?- Yeah, of course I loved...It took me a while to getused to having audience backand the reactions back,and so I had to go throughan adjustment, I think,but I loved being here.- Oh, like in the auditorium too,it was just like feeling that energy.I feel like everyone missed that.- And I hope it continues.I think it's time for people to come back-- Sure.- And get on with their lives.- I felt like watching the presentation,it really felt like Googlewas trying to be additive to technologyand not something that's likedistracting in your life.So how do you feel thatthat kind of carriesthrough towards Google's mission?- No, it is.You know, if you go back to Search,Search was always abouttrying to get you the answeras quickly as possible and not...The focus was that;And so in some ways, I thinka lot of what you saw today,is people are living their livesdoing what they're trying to do.We want to find those momentswhere if they need help,be helpful as quickly andefficiently as possible.So yeah, that affectshow we think about it.- And it's incredible withyour whole career at Google tooand you've been there for so long.So what's it been like to really seethe entire tech industry just change,like right before your eyes,And even having like a huge part in that?- Wow. I mean, who would'vethought the internetwould reach where it is today.And I couldn't have quite foreseen it,but early on I realized that finallyyou have a mediumwhich is going to prettymuch touch everyonein the world eventually.And so it's been thrillingto be part of that rideand being at Google gives you a chanceto do that at scale andimpact a lot of people.So, but I think look, the greatthing about technology is,for people who are youngand coming into it,the next decade, the next two decades,are going to have as muchevolution and as many new thingsas what I've seen in my last two decades.So I think that's the greatthing about technology.- Is there any keymoment that you're like,that was the most meaningful thingthat you felt that hadlike this huge impact?- Towards the end whenit all comes together,when we are investing in AI,and trying to help people aswe are testing the prototypeand giving it to peoplewho could be eitherdeaf or hard at hearingor didn't understand the language,that's where you see howit can all come togetherand touch people's lives.And so, I think that's thepotential of technology,the kind of thing which makesme get up in the morningand come into work.So, that's what I would say.- Yeah, and I feel like noweven just with the internetand being able to touch thatmany lives, is so incredible.And I think accessibility is so important.I mean, how do you guys kind of gothrough that whole processof deciding what is somethingthat you need to include for accessibilityand kind of just carry that through?- Yeah, we've deeply caredabout it in our mission;And so, if anything, we are constantlyacross every products,been getting to everyone in the world,trying to make it asaffordable as possible,and making sure we arethinking through deeplyfor people with disabilitiesand working to make surethe products work for them.All of...There's a lot of work still left to do.One thing I would say is,AI offers new opportunitiesto do it in a way we couldn'thave solved it before.And so that's what, why, when you lookat things like translationor transcription or all that,I think offers us to support these groupsbetter than ever before.- You guys have talked so much about AI,and it's weird and kindof also interestingwhen I talk to my non-tech friends,their kind of perception of AI,like you think of what you seein these big high budget movies,like robots running around everywhere.And like, that's not theactual reality of it.So do you wanna talk a little bitabout like what AI actually is,and how you guys kind of implement itin all of your devices?- So coming at many ways, the kind of AIwe are talking about is, as humans,like you and I areusing language fluently,we are looking at eachother, we have context,all this is very, veryhard for computers to do.So, we are trying to make progressand make computers be a bit smarterand using AI to make those things better.But it offers promise in a different waybecause the same AI can bean expert on many topics.So it could be like you're talkingto thousand differentexperts on any topic, right?That's the potential.So you can imagine a kid in the futurebeing able to learn on any topicregardless of where they're growing up,what access they have.So that's the potential we see.But when we speak aboutAI, a lot of it is abouthow do we use that to bringmore knowledge to more people.And so that's how we think about it.- I love that too, because learning,I learned almost everythingthat I know now from Googleand watching YouTube videos.And I feel like a lot ofkids learn in different waysand a lot of times classroomsaren't equipped for that.So the fact that you guysare building that outand also making it accessible is just...I think it really is life changing.- Yeah, I mean, I wish I hadYouTube when I was growing up.I've learned on so many topics,by particularly, eventhrough the pandemic,just YouTube was a place I would go,learn from creators like you;And so, hopefully this isall part of that journeyin making it easier for people.By the way, AI also, onefeature we launched todaywas to automatically create chaptersin YouTube videos, you know?Uh-huh, yeah.- The crowd goes wild.I'm gonna put in a sound effect here.(crowd cheers)(both laugh)That's amazing too,because you're trying tofind that information quicklyAnd the fact that thosechapters are automatic-- Yeah.- I cannot wait to try it.- Yeah.- And we're still talking about AI,and because Google is such a huge company,you guys can literally do anything.So, I feel like you guyshave a responsibilityto kind of set those principles.And I know you talked alittle bit about that.Do you wanna expand a little more on that?- You know, I mean, obviouslyit's a profound technologyand both will have usefulthings can be misused,can have harmful effects,so, from a ground up, we haveto think about it, right?And so we have publiclystated AI principlesand it has seven core areas.You see some of that work todaywhen we talked about monk scaleor what we did in our cameras last year,across a range of skin tones,being able to capture that well on camera,is an example of the kindof responsible AI workwe are doing.So we are thinking it throughacross everything we do.- I love the demonstrationthat you guys didwith Lambda too.And that kind of conversationaltechnology is really just,it's so impressive.The fact that you can make those lists,like which one was your favorite?- Oh yeah, I've playedaround with it so much.What's stunning for me, is howit breaks down every topic.And then it makes you think about thingswhich you wouldn't have thought of.And, I think I've vaguelytried planning a partyand seeing all the stuff.And even for something you think you know,it surprises you.There's a creativity to all this.And you can imagine you're anywhere,like a planet made of ice cream,and you can think through that.So, you can imagine being an authorand you're writing something,and you can play withit to get inspiration.And so, that is the power of what,if we can get all this to work well,that's the power ahead.- Another thing is, I loveyour kind of initial storyof kind of working with Chrome.And that was really impactful for me,because I feel like a lot of my careerhas been people tellingme I shouldn't do thisor I shouldn't do that.And when you have sort of that convictionthat something is somethingand it can be something,like that's really was touching for me.So like, do you have any advicefor any young entrepreneursor creators or developers whoare kind of getting startedand how to kind of combat hurdles?- No, it's good, look, I mean,I think it's important to remember,you're going to have setbacks.It doesn't go exactly the way you...Some sometimes it does but that's rare.For most people, it kind of meandersand it takes longer than you think it is.I think working with peoplewho you think are very goodI think that's important,working something whichkind of clicks inside,you feel it;If you work on something you like,you will feel it inside.And I think that's importantto try and find it if you can.And so, if you do that,and you're doing your best,that's what's in your control.And as I said earlierto young entrepreneurs,there's no better timeto be an entrepreneur.Like I would ignore what'shappening in the short term,like there is so much opportunity aheadover the next 10 years or 20 years,I think to creators there,there's no better time to be a creator;And so, that's how I would think about it.- Yeah, I guess one last question.I guess the future of techit's all moving so quickly.So what is your kind of big picture visionfor the next five to 10 years?- From our standpoint,we are working on, given our goal,is to help give access to knowledge.We think computing isgonna evolve dramaticallyover the next 10 years.We will evolve beyond phones,and you saw some hints at the endof what we think that world will be.And so, building that out andputting it in people's hands,and that's something weare super excited by.- That's so awesome.Well, thank you so much for chatting,and thank you to my audience for watching.I know they're gonna be so excited.- Subscribe and click on the bell.- Yes.- Like and comment on the video.- This is the best day ever.(Justine laughs)Can we get a selfie?- Of course.- Oh my gosh.This is incredible.All right, here we go.- All right.(upbeat music)- Awesome, got new options-- All right thank you.- Thank you so much itwas so nice to meet you.- I'm Trying to keep up pacewith your selfie skills.(Justine laughs)(upbeat music)- So this was both ofour first Google I/O,- Yes.- Which was so much fun.And you are a veteran?- Yes. It's 17, 18, 19.Three years, yeah.- Oh, wow.And he did not tell us that it was cold.- It was very cold.I'm sorry, guys.- It was freezing.- I had a lot of fun.- Yeah.- I can't waitto see your interview.- I can't wait to see yours.- Yeah, I can't waitto see your interview.Yeah. 'cause we couldn't hear anyone.- Yeah.- Yeah.- So you guys make sure you go check outboth of their videos,I'll put links in description.And I think that's a wrap on Google I/O.- Yeah.- Yeah.- I gotta go to the airport now.- Me too.- So do you.You're leaving tomorrow.- Yeah, I'm good.(all laugh)- Bye.(upbeat music)\n"