Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update

About this episode

The episode covers the recent Google I/O event, featuring a discussion with Sundar Pichai and insights on AI.

“This is the only recent gathering of a large number of people where mentions of A.I. did not produce a large chorus of boos.”

People in this episode

Guest: Sundar Pichai

Topics covered

• Google I/O
• artificial intelligence
• technology trends
• Sundar Pichai
• field trip

Keywords

• Google I/O
• Sundar Pichai
• AI
• technology
• field trip

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google

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