🤖 Googles AI Pivot, IBM unveils watsonX, and Wendy's hot new AI tech

Good morning and welcome to the latest issue of neonpulse!

Here are the AI headlines making waves:

🌊  Google’s massive AI product updates

🌊  Wendy’s teams up with Google

🌊  IBM unveils wastonX

Let’s get into it!

Google’s New AI Groove

In an effort to push back against the threat of AI disrupting Googles cash cow search business, the company has officially announced the release of their new AI powered search functionality with the goal of making finding anything you want a breeze.

"Our goal is to save users time and provide them with the best possible answer to their query," said Google's CEO Sundar Pichai in the company’s AI presentation this week.

To achieve this, Google will be leveraging AI to create custom search results for users, so instead of sifting through pages of search results, you'll receive a tailor-made answer providing you with the most relevant answers to your searches.

So when you’re searching for the perfect bluetooth speaker for the summer, for example…

Instead of only serving you with a giant list of websites…

Google’s new AI snapshot will provide helpful information about the best type of speakers for pool-side fun, along with providing direct links to the top rated waterproof speakers.

In addition to integrating AI into its flagship search product, Google also unveiled a host of new AI innovations, with the highlights below:

• AI in Google Workspace, including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides

• Google photos is getting a Magic Editor feature

• A new AI coding bot for developers called StudioBot

• A new 'Immersive View' in Google Maps

Overall the team at Google mentioned the world “AI” 143 times during the presentation, so it’s safe to say that the company is going all-in on AI.

And considering the threat that AI poses to Google’s legacy search business, investors appear to be confident in the company’s new AI gameplan, sending the marketcap of the company up $56 billion in a single day.

Wendy’s + Google

Wendy's, the fast-food chain that refuses to let you forget that their beef is "never frozen," is getting ready for a serious tech upgrade.

In a bold move that could revolutionize the fast food experience, Wendy’s is teaming up with Google to bring AI into the drive-thru in the hopes of streamlining the ordering process.

The goal is for the AI drive-thru assistant to process orders more accurately and quickly than humans, reducing those pesky drive-thru wait times.

The AI system will even be able to recognize and remember customer preferences, with plans to be able to make suggestions based on your previous orders.

And while McDonald’s tried a similar AI drive thru concept a few months back with disastrous results, it’s only a matter of time before the technology becomes refined enough to make human fast food workers a thing of the past.

Check out a video of Wendy’s CEO explaining the new partnership here.

IBM Unveil’s WatsonX

For a company that was known around the world for its incredible Waston supercomputers, you don’t hear the name IBM mentioned too much anymore when it comes to cutting edge technology.

But earlier this week it appears that the looming tech giant has finally come out of hibernation, announcing a new enterprise level AI and data platform with the goal of helping to generating all sorts of fun stuff with AI.

From creating new chemical compounds, to writing software code, to creating content for movies and TV shows, IBM has big aspirations for its new AI project.

But with the number of massive players already looming in the space, from Microsoft and Google to Amazon and Meta, we’re curious if IBM still has what it takes to keep up with the big players in the AI space.

You can learn more about the project here.

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And now your moment of zen

That’s all for today folks! We hope you enjoyed today’s newsletter, and we’ll see you bright and early tomorrow!