Google has been one of the world 's biggest backers of artificial intelligence development , investing heavily in machine learning technology , including with last year 's acquisition of British company DeepMind . The company is developing " neural networks " that can spot patterns in pictures to identify them . The technology already allows it to capture animals and faces in its new photos app , with some interesting results .
Google has been one of the world's biggest backers of artificial intelligence development, investing heavily in machine learning technology, including with last year's acquisition of British company DeepMind. The company is developing "neural networks" that can spot patterns in pictures to identify them. The technology already allows it to recognise animals and faces in its new photos app, with some interesting results.