Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that he is excited about the potential of technologies such as Apple’s Vision Pro, and believes that these technologies can create a more immersive computing experience. He also said that while he has not tried the $3,499 headset, Google has always believed that computing technology will evolve beyond smartphones.
Sundar Pichai made the comments in a recent interview with Bloomberg, in which he touched on topics ranging from artificial intelligence to Silicon Valley’s recent downturn. Asked whether Google would make further layoffs, Pichai said the company would continue to work on making itself more efficient. In January, Google laid off 12,000 workers and reduced business with the company’s large number of contractors.
He was also asked whether Google needed to change its strategy for publishing new research after OpenAI’s use of some of Google’s technology became a competitive threat. Previously reported that as Google began to integrate artificial intelligence into its product suite, leadership within Google is reconsidering how much cutting-edge artificial intelligence research results will be published in academic journals. In an interview with Bloomberg, Sundar Pichai said, “In some edge cases, when some research results are turned into products, we will consider what is our proprietary technology.” However, he added that he expected Google to continue to actively Publish the achievements in the field of artificial intelligence.
It is noticed that Google has tried many times in the field of virtual reality and augmented reality computing, but most of them have been unsuccessful. Back in 2014, the company unveiled a virtual reality headset made of cardboard into which users could insert their smartphones as a display. Google has since launched more VR headsets, but has largely abandoned that market to focus on its in-app augmented reality experiences, like Google Lens.
Google also created the infamous Google Glass, an expensive and intrusive augmented reality glasses with built-in cameras to capture the surrounding environment. After several years of focusing on the enterprise market, Google recently announced that it would stop selling the glasses.
Another tech executive, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, reportedly slammed Apple’s Vision Pro headset at an all-hands meeting last week, saying it was too expensive and inconsistent with Meta’s commitment to virtual reality. vision does not match. Meta is the maker of the Quest line of headsets and is the market leader in this space.
