Big Brother Is Watching You: Google AI Learning Human Behavior With YouTube Videos

Google is one of the leading names in the AI Race. Only a few other companies are working at the level where Google is, in terms of progress in the world of Artificial Intelligence. The Google AI has been doing some really incredible things over the past few years. It has been beating experts at their own game. It has become so good that Google’s machine learning software is building machine learning software of it’s own, which has a higher accuracy than the ones built by humans! The Google AI also learnt how to walk on its own!

In latest news, the Google AI is watching us. Not literally, but with YouTube. Google has provided over 50,000 selected videos to their AI system which will help it understand and predict human behavior in a better manner. A total of 57,600 clips are provided to the AI, where over 96,000 humans can be seen. It focuses on 80 actions.

These clips are from movies of various genres and from various countries. Google has labeled each person in the video separately so that the AI knows if there are two people in a certain situation they shake hands, or they hug. In some situations they kiss while they hug, etc. The Google AI is going through all these clips and will process and understand how humans interact in social situations in a better manner.

This dataset of videos which the Google AI is going through is collectively called as AVA (Atomic Visual Actions). All these clips are of three seconds and are of humans doing basic things such as hugging, shaking hands, drinking from a bottle, etc.

“Despite exciting breakthroughs made over the past years in classifying and finding objects in images, recognizing human actions still remains a big challenge,” Google commented. “This is due to the fact that actions are, by nature, less well-defined than objects in videos.”

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Google Pixel 2 Is A Disaster for Google: Here’s Why

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL were hyped for months before they even came out. Thanks to numerous leaked renders and photographs, the excitement about the final release was at an all time high. However, following the announcement, the interest has dipped. Google has completely dropped the ball on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones. No, I’m not being a negative Nancy and. here’s why I think so:

Everything That’s Wrong with the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL

• The Design: First and foremost, the biggest complaint that I have with the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL is the design of the smartphones. Google was fully aware of the mockery that users were making of the original Pixel smartphones’ design. Instead of improving the design, Google actually gave us pretty much the same phone all over again in form of the Google Pixel 2. In case of the Pixel 2 XL, Google took matters from bad to worse as while it had a 18:9 display, the phone still featured slim bezels around the sides!
• Hidden Menu Button: The list of bugs on these new Pixel phones are endless. The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL users are now reporting that their navigation bar has a ‘hidden menu button’ on the extreme right corner, tapping which is resulting in the hamburger menu opening up. Google is working on providing a fix for that issue too. You can take a look at the video below to get a better idea.
• Numerous Sound Issues: A number of users complained on Google’s product forums that their speakers are emitting a clicking or a wailing sort of a sound while on a call. Google has since had to issue a patch specifically for this problem.
• Durability: The one good thing about last years’ Pixel smartphones were that they were pretty durable and strong. Despite having the glaring flaw that they were not water resistant, the 2016 Pixel smartphones were stronger and more durable than this years’ device. Jerry Rig Everything, who tests phones for durability every year discovered just how fragile the phones are. You can take a look at it here.
  

  Here’s how screen burn-in looks like.

• Screen Burn-In: The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL – flagship Android devices – you’d expect them to be among the best phones of this year, right? Turns out that the screens are burning-in in a matter of weeks. “Burning In”, for those who may not be aware of the term, is basically when an area of your screen appears brighter than the other area because a dark portion has been on top of it. This usually takes years, but is happening in just a matter of weeks on the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.

 

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New Google Search Tool Will Help Find Trusted, Verified Home Service People

Getting things fixed is a pain in the neck. Especially if you’re planning to get it done online. There are hundreds of options, especially if you’re in an urban area – which one do you choose? who do you trust? Safety is one of the biggest concerns that bothers people before finally choosing a home service company. However, a new Google Search Tool is making that easier.

This new addition to Google Search will now show you trusted and verified companies and home service people who have no criminal record and are known to be experts at what they do. Google is providing a verified ‘badge of trust’ in front of such companies.

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This will ensure that the people you let into your house to fix your plumbing, or to repair your garage, etc. are safe to work with and are not con artists trying to break into your home. The Google Local Services program does a background check on all employees, which includes criminal record, proper licensing and insurances.

Moreover, Google is so confident on this new Local Services program that they are even offering a money-back guarantee if the contractor messes up. This has been termed as ‘Google Guarantee’ and the money will be returned to you straight via Google. Google is really confident on this program and it is expected to reach 30 US cities by the end of the year.

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Google will ensure that companies which have a better reputation, good service and are known for honest employees rank better on search. The verified badges automatically give a boost in credibility to these contractors.

This is indeed a good service from Google and a step towards better advertising. This will ensure that dishonest, overcharging companies who are not known for their service do not make way to the top of search rankings by means of promoting via Google ads as they won’t be given the badge of honor.

Source: Dallasnews

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Google Play Store Update To Introduce Audiobooks, New Notifications Center

The Google Play Store is where you head to when you want to download new apps and games. However, there’s more to the play store than just apps and games. It consists of books, movies and music too. Books have been a core part of the Google Play Store ever since the days when it was called ‘Android Market’. A new Google Play Store update is all set to introduce support for audiobooks in the store!

You would soon be able to download audiobooks from the Play Store.

Audiobooks have become quite common these days as many users like listening to them while doing other tasks such as cooking or driving. They appeal to a large section of people who do not like to read but can pay better attention if it is read out to them. This was something missing from the play store for quite a long time but is all set to debut with Google Play Store v8.4

The Google Play Store update has begun rolling out to few users, and Android Police managed to find lines of code referencing to audiobooks in the code of the app. It is worth pointing out that the actual feature is yet to debut, but is expected really soon. Another similar feature which has been spotted in the codes is that of app and game notifications.

The Google Play Store will soon show some important notifications pertaining to apps and games that users have downloaded – all at one place. A new notifications center will soon be a part of the play store where you can catch up with all your notifications. The Play Store has been getting a number of updates of late, the most recent being support for Android Instant Apps.

Another interesting update that’s coming with the new version of the Google Play Store is that it will soon be possible to auto-update just the system apps. If turned on, you’d have to manually update all the apps that you’ve installed. In addition to this, Google is also planning on introducing a deal-of-the-day kind of a promotional offer on the play store. These new features are already in the code and Google can activate them any time by a server-side update.

Source: Android Police

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