Google Cloud to Home

From Google Home to Nest, Google’s collection of smart home devices has expanded rapidly over the last year. All these items have one thing in common: they all interact with the power of the Google cloud and its many services.

Behind the pleasingly aesthetic speakers, Nest Wi-Fi, Hubs, Home and Chromecast devices lies the heart of the Google cloud services; in particular, the Google Assistant. This artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant was developed by the AI teams at Google and released in 2016. It’s written in C++ but utilises Python libraries to help understand the communications between people and the actions that are required of it. CThe AI side of things, alongside the wealth of information that’s incorporated into the Google Assistant, are all held within the labyrinthine corridors of the many Google data centres scattered around the world. Its mission is to “Create a more helpful Google for you”, and as such is designed to interact with all of Google’s services, as well as third party services and the ever-growing…

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