谷歌2018年免费公开AI课程及人工智能战略解析
谷歌宣布免费AI课程计划
Google announced free AI course plan
在2018年11月28日东京举办的谷歌亚太媒体开放日上，谷歌大脑负责人杰夫·迪恩正式宣布将在互联网上免费公开内部机器学习培训课程。这项课程已培训超过1.8万名谷歌员工。
At the Google Asia-Pacific Media Open Day held in Tokyo on November 28, 2018, Jeff Dean, head of Google Brain, officially announced that it would make internal machine learning training courses freely available on the Internet. This course has trained more than 18,000 Google employees.
AI教育战略布局
AI education strategic layout
这是谷歌继2015年开源TensorFlow平台、2016年在Udacity推出深度学习课程后，推动AI普及的又一重要举措。谷歌以"AI First"为发展战略，通过培训、研发包容性学习模型等方式降低AI技术门槛。
This is another important move by Google to promote the popularization of AI after open-sourcing the TensorFlow platform in 2015 and launching deep learning courses on Udacity in 2016. With "AI First" as its development strategy, Google lowers the threshold of AI technology through training and developing inclusive learning models.
机器学习应用场景
Machine learning application scenarios
谷歌展示了多个AI产品创新：
1. Google Home语音识别支持6用户
2. Pixel手机单镜头人像模式
3. 支持119种语言的语音搜索
4. Project Unison小语种语音合成
Google demonstrated several AI product innovations:
1. Google Home voice recognition supports 6 users
2. Pixel phone single-lens portrait mode
3. Voice search in 119 languages
4. Project Unison minority language speech synthesis
TensorFlow开源生态
TensorFlow open source ecosystem
TensorFlow作为谷歌开源机器学习框架，已被小米、京东等中国企业采用。在科研领域，它帮助日本丘比公司检测食品质量，协助新西兰博士生追踪濒危鸟类。
TensorFlow, as Google's open source machine learning framework, has been adopted by Chinese companies such as Xiaomi and JD.com. In scientific research, it helps Japanese company Kewpie detect food quality and assists New Zealand PhD students in tracking endangered birds.
全球AI人才竞争
Global AI talent competition
杰夫·迪恩表示谷歌正在北京和上海积极招募AI人才。自2017年起，谷歌中国已持续发布多个不限招聘人数的AI岗位，反映出对人工智能领域的高度重视。
Jeff Dean said Google is actively recruiting AI talent in Beijing and Shanghai. Since 2017, Google China has continuously posted multiple AI positions with unlimited recruitment quotas, reflecting the high importance attached to the field of artificial intelligence.
