Google Cloud CEO on AI: 'We have a 10-year head start on any competitor'

‘Over 50 per cent of all funded AI companies are our customers on Google Cloud and over 70 per cent of AI unicorns use Google Cloud. In other words, those that know how to do AI, understand our differentiators,’ says Thomas Kurian

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Google Cloud CEO on AI: 'We have a 10-year head start on any competitor'

Thomas Kurian says Google is winning the artificial intelligence arms race by having better cloud infrastructure for AI, "far fewer security issues than competitors," and having a massive head star...

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