Accenture and Google Cloud Help Organizations Scale Advances in Generative AI  

“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.

Is Google’s Bard an Alternate to ChatGPT?  

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.

Tech Giant Google Invests In AI  

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.

Google Announced It’s Expanding AI Tools  

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.

NVIDIA and Google Cloud Deliver Powerful New Generative AI Platform, Built on the New L4 GPU and Vertex AI  

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.”

Salesforce and Google Cloud Announce Expanded Strategic Partnership to Unlock the Power of AI, Data, and CRM  

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

Google Floats Gen AI Search in 120 Countries With 4 Additional Languages  

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.

Dun & Bradstreet and Google Cloud Together Fuel Generative AI Initiatives  

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.”