Platform 37: Google’s New AI Innovation Space in London

By Google

Categories: AI, Product

Summary

Google is opening a new AI innovation hub in London called Platform 37, which nods to a historic AI breakthrough with the game-changing Move 37 in the game of Go. The space aims to foster the next creative AI discoveries and deepen Google's roots in the UK.

Key Takeaways

1. Move 37 in the game of Go was a turning point that showed AI could make creative new discoveries beyond its training data.
2. Platform 37 is a landmark building that honors the area's transport heritage while providing a home for the next AI breakthroughs.
3. The new space aims to bring Googlers and the local community together to deepen Google's roots in the UK.
4. The goal of Platform 37 is to foster the discovery of answers to questions that don't exist yet, pushing the boundaries of AI innovation.
5. Google is investing in long-term AI research and development to stay ahead of the curve, beyond just its current training data and models.
6. The new AI innovation hub in London is part of Google's strategy to deepen its presence and impact in the UK market.

Topics

• AI Breakthroughs
• Landmark Innovation Hubs
• Community-Driven AI R&D
• Frontier Questions and Answers
• Google's UK Expansion

Transcript Excerpt

This year, Google is opening a landmark new building in London called Platform 37. But why the name? To understand that we have to rewind the clock a full decade “That's a very surprising move.” “I thought it was a mistake.” For years, the ancient Chinese game of Go was considered the ultimate challenge for AI, with more possible moves than there are atoms in the universe. A game of pure intuition that many believed a machine could never master. But in 2016, DeepMind's AlphaGo took on the world...