Google Inc. finely tuned to make money - big, big money. But CEO Larry Page do not like to talk much about this part of the enormous search engine, co-founder of which he made 15 years ago, at least in public. Paige instead prefers to reflect on how the resources of the third-largest company in the world can help to realize his optimistic vision of the future man-made.
Last week, in an interview with the famous TV presenter Charlie Rose at the TED conference Paige outlined version of the plan for the coming decades, which may well become an everyday reality for all, if the company's previous successes mean something.
Forty billionaire who suffers from a chronic disease affecting his voice, rarely appears in public. During the 25-minute interview, his voice gently but firmly until he shared his views on the future multi-faceted Google. Much of what he was talking Paige on the enumerated projects that are now running Google. But when the CEO tied them together, we all certainly had the impression that the company truly embodies his idealistic vision of the future. It is a vision that includes everything from the widespread artificial intelligence to self-altitude balloons and vehicles that will provide the most remote corners of the world access to the Internet.
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But it all starts with finding - things that Google does best. And yet, despite the progress in structuring the network, Paige says that the use of computers is still "ineffective." "In working with computer chaos", - he said. "Your computer does not know where you are. He does not know what you're doing. He does not know what you know. "To change this, you need improved search.
In this regard, Google is developing under the leadership of Page tools such as «Google Now», which tries to predict what you need before you ask it. «Google Glass» - worn headset, information on the display, which is also designed to address the digital output data directly over the things that people see in reality.
Although Paige did not say so explicitly, these efforts also represent an attempt to rein in Google driving force that eludes desktop search and send it to other products that the company can be used as a platform for their advertising business.
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In the center of activity to improve Google search is the creation of artificial intelligence. Paige describes how to configure the machine algorithm comprehension to see a huge number of computer videos on YouTube and his "training" without any prior knowledge. People were not so important to know that the name of this process - "Cat", and how to create for this composite image. He showed a video of these learning machines that are configured on the old video games and Atari RiverRaid Enduro, while they were not programmed to knowledge of the rules, but over time they have mastered to perfection.
Paige then moved to the area in search of the physical world, describing a high Google's goal to create a "world of the cell" to connect to the Internet using huge balloons as a wireless access point. Rose also asked about his passion for Page's transport systems, to which he replied that the starting point of this project was to him waiting for a bus going under the snow at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Paige hopes that one day Google project self-Car transform many cities in the world.
He believes that the systematization of transport will make it possible to use the space cities for something more useful than for parking lots and roads. "It's just crazy how we use our space," - he said.
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Rose picked up the theme of the plans by Page's Google: the belief that the business - the best way to implement his version of a better future. Rose asked about Page's opinion, which he announced earlier about what he better give up all their possessions Elon Musk, than to chance. Paige agreed, calling the idea of mask to send humans to Mars "to sustain human life," a worthy goal. "This is a company, and it is - a charity," - he said.
However, there were Page's words sound harsh, even with his soft voice. They related companies that do not aspire to the same high goals as Elon Musk or Google. "Most people think that companies in general - is evil. They have a bad reputation. And I think that there is some truth "- says Paige. "The company is focused on the same half-measures, and that 50 and 20 years ago. We need a completely different things. This is especially true of technology - we need a revolution ».
It's easy to say that when your company sells its shares for $ 1, 200 per piece, and when you earn tens of billions per year, thanks to your core business by selling advertising. But Paige definitely seems the man for whom this advertisement is only a means to an end, and this is not the purpose of self-enrichment. Paige wants to build a future in which we all, in the end, we shall live.
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