Google Eyes AI in China
October 19, 2017
Google wants to elbow its way into Chinese markets. As the most populous country in the world, China is more or less an untouched by Google and it is a big, potential market for the technology company. The South China Morning Post shares that Google is trying to get another foothold in the country: “Google Looking To Build Its Own Team Of Artificial Intelligence Specialists In China.” Google wants to build an artificial intelligence team in China as the country plans to become the world leader in AI by 2030. It is not unthinkable that China could obtain this title as the country is making advances in other technology fields.
Google wants a piece of the Chinese profit pie and their job postings Web site lists several opportunities in the Middle Kingdom. Google has been posting AI job postings based in China since May. China is not only a populous country, it is also one of the most powerful countries in the world and is stretching its wings in order to compete with more technological heavy countries such as the United States, Canada, Western Europe countries, South Korea, and Japan.
With new technological innovations comes the potential for big profits and China is ready to invest and earn. China’s artificial intelligence market is predicted to grow 50% each year, which is much higher than the 20% the world market is expected to grow. Google has plans to be part of that picture:
The timing of Google’s recruitment drive for artificial intelligence specialists on the mainland coincided with its creation in May of a business division, called Google.ai, dedicated solely to that field. At Google’s annual developer conference held in San Francisco that same month, company executives announced a range of artificial intelligence initiatives. These included adopting machine learning to enhance Google Search and enabling Google Maps to automatically detect street signs.
Google has pressured China in the past to change its policies or the company would not conduct business with it. Google, however, has caved to China’s demands and has changed itself. It does not come as a surprise because Google is profit and research driven and China is an untapped market for it. Emphasis on the profit portion.
Whitney Grace, October 19, 2017
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