Introduction to Deep Learning
"Google's Ideological Echo Chamber" is an internal memo written in August 2017 by American-based Google engineer James Damore on the company's ideological stance toward diversity in which he suggests that gender inequality in the technology industry is largely due to biological differences between men and women. Google CEO Sundar Pichai responded by saying that the memo "advanc[ed] harmful gender stereotypes", and it was reported on August 7 that Damore had been fired. The memo and subsequent dismissal provoked a strong reaction from commentators on both sides.
Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—stands for a new way forward in mobility. In 2015, we invited Steve Mahan, former CEO of the Santa Clara Valley Blind Center, for a special ride. Steve had ridden in our cars in the past—first accompanied by a test driver in 2012 and then on a closed course in 2014. This time was different. Steve experienced the world’s first fully self-driving ride on public roads, navigating through everyday traffic with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no test driver.
The eminently-quotable computer scientist Alan Kay once said, “people who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.” Waymo has taken this message to heart, and we've built our own custom suite, designed specially for fully autonomous driving. At AutoMobili-D 2017, Waymo CEO John Krafcik takes a peek under the hood of the new self-driving Pacifica minivan, equipped with our all new sensor suite. John explains how bringing our hardware development in-house has helped us develop the most advanced self-driving system to date.
Google vs. Local Competitors in Japan
Any chance for the local competitors to win the AI market?
Editorial team, Weekly Toyo Keizai