WEBVTT - Google's Biggest Announcements from I/O 2018

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<v Speaker 1>Big announcements from Google. At Google Io. I'm rich Dmiro.

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<v Speaker 1>This is rich on Tech Daily. Well, in case you

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<v Speaker 1>can't tell, I'm in Mountain View, California for Google Io.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the company's Big Developers conference. Thousands of people

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<v Speaker 1>come from around the world for a three day event

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<v Speaker 1>that I kind of call a nerd carnival. I say

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<v Speaker 1>that in the nicest possible way, because you literally get

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<v Speaker 1>to meet all the important folks at Google that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of create the technologies that power the products we use,

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<v Speaker 1>like Google, Google Assistant, Google Home, Android, and Google Maps,

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<v Speaker 1>just to name a few. It's also here that Google

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<v Speaker 1>announces some of the new things it is working on.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's go through some of those. Gmail for starters.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've used smart replies in Gmail, you're really gonna

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<v Speaker 1>love a new.

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<v Speaker 2>Feature called smart Compose.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Gmail can literally finish your sentences for you as

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<v Speaker 1>you type.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>The new feature uses artificial intelligence to learn what you

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<v Speaker 1>type about and understand the questions people are asking you

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<v Speaker 1>in your emails. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The example they showed had to do with.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone talking about getting together for tacos gmails. Artificial intelligence

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<v Speaker 1>was smart enough to suggest things like chips, Salsa, and guacamole.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you start typing something like here's my address,

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<v Speaker 1>smart Composed will just finish your sentence with your home

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<v Speaker 1>address that it learned from your other emails.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty cool. Google Photos continues to get better.

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<v Speaker 1>The main feature they're adding here is what Google calls

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<v Speaker 1>artificial intelligence actions.

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<v Speaker 2>So basically, if you're looking at a photo that's.

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<v Speaker 1>Too dark, a little button will pop up that offers

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<v Speaker 1>to fix it in one tap. Similarly, you can make

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<v Speaker 1>the colors pop on a photo.

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<v Speaker 2>Of a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you take a photo of a document, Google

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<v Speaker 1>Photos will offer to convert it into a PDF, which

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be super useful. And finally, you can

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<v Speaker 1>add color to your old black and white photos in

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<v Speaker 1>just a tap. I ask Google how they figure out

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<v Speaker 1>what color things are and they said, well, they know

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<v Speaker 1>for things like the sky and the grass and the rest.

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<v Speaker 2>Their AI just figures out Google Assistant this is a

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<v Speaker 2>huge part of Google.

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<v Speaker 1>It's getting six new languages, including one that's inspired by

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<v Speaker 1>the musician John Legend. He went inside and recorded his

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<v Speaker 1>voice for Google Assistant. They also explain how they can

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<v Speaker 1>make AI voices in the past compared to now. In

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<v Speaker 1>the past, they would literally have someone sit in a

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<v Speaker 1>voice booth and say a bunch of words and the

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<v Speaker 1>computer would stitch them all together.

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<v Speaker 2>But now Google says they can make voices faster.

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<v Speaker 1>Than ever because the person only has to say fewer

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<v Speaker 1>words and the computer can do the rest synthesizing their

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<v Speaker 1>voice for all the things that we ask Google Assistant.

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<v Speaker 2>Then there's a feature parents will like. It's called pretty Please.

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<v Speaker 1>This encourages kids to use the word please when they're

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<v Speaker 1>commanding Google Assistant on their speakers and other connected devices.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you might recall, Amazon introduced a similar feature

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<v Speaker 1>for its Echo devices that launches on May ninth. It's

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<v Speaker 1>called Amazon Free Time on Alexa and you'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to activate it on.

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<v Speaker 2>Your Echo for free.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the craziest things Google showed off is a

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<v Speaker 1>feature called Duplex.

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<v Speaker 2>This helps Google Assistant.

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<v Speaker 1>Schedule you and appointment even if a business doesn't allow

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<v Speaker 1>online booking.

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<v Speaker 2>So how does it do this?

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<v Speaker 1>A Google bot will call the business for you and

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<v Speaker 1>make a reservation or schedule a time. They can even

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<v Speaker 1>talk back and forth with the person like they're a

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<v Speaker 1>real human.

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<v Speaker 2>Google showed off a.

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<v Speaker 1>Sample call and the AI voice get this even adds

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<v Speaker 1>mmms and hms to the conversation, so it sounds realistic.

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<v Speaker 1>Google calls the feature an experiment, and I asked them

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<v Speaker 1>how they're letting the business notes a robot caller, and

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<v Speaker 1>they said they're trying out all kinds.

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<v Speaker 2>Of like little subtle cues.

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<v Speaker 1>This is kind of strange, but also pretty neat if

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<v Speaker 1>it can help small shops and restaurants get more business.

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<v Speaker 1>Google says a business can opt out at any time.

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<v Speaker 1>And finally, Google made a big deal about combating screen addiction.

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<v Speaker 2>You know the problem.

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<v Speaker 1>We are constantly distracted by our smartphones. So for starters,

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube is going to prompt you to take a break

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<v Speaker 1>when you've been watching for too long. So how long

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<v Speaker 1>is too long? Well, you can set a timeframe in

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<v Speaker 1>the app's options.

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<v Speaker 2>Then Android is.

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<v Speaker 1>Getting a bunch of tools for quote digital well being

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<v Speaker 1>as they call it. There will be a dashboard that

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<v Speaker 1>lets you see how much time you're spending in certain

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<v Speaker 1>apps and on your phone in general. Then there's a

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<v Speaker 1>new shush mode that automatically activates when you put your

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<v Speaker 1>phone face down on a table. This will silence all

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<v Speaker 1>your calls and notifications, although you are still free to

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<v Speaker 1>set a group of contacts that can always get through. Additionally,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a wind down mode. This will be handy at night.

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<v Speaker 1>It activates when you're going to sleep. It turns your

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<v Speaker 1>screen black and white when it's time to.

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<v Speaker 2>Go to bed.

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<v Speaker 1>Google says that this is a que to your brain

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<v Speaker 1>that your phone just isn't very exciting, so you'll want

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<v Speaker 1>to put it down and go to sleep.

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<v Speaker 2>That one I gotta try out now.

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<v Speaker 1>Google made other announcements like the ability to take pictures

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<v Speaker 1>of an item and shop for similar looking items online.

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<v Speaker 1>We've heard about that before, still waiting for that to happen,

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<v Speaker 1>as well as this virtual map mode that lets you

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<v Speaker 1>navigate complex city streets with ease. But all these features

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<v Speaker 1>are coming later than sooner. Thanks so much for listening

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry about all the background noise, but I am on

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<v Speaker 1>location here at Google Io, so thanks for bearing with me.

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<v Speaker 2>Omrich Demiro. I'll talk to you real soon