Andy Rubin, the creator of Google's Android software, said that the next generation of computing is artificial intelligence. Speaking at the Code Mobile conference, Rubin explained that AI systems will make machines smarter, using the example of a washing machine being given Internet connectivity. Silicon Valley has become a hot place for physical hardware projects, after the market had been driven for the last several years by software and Internet companies. Rubin, who was head of Google X, the company's robotic unit, has now set up his own company, Playground Global, which is a startup incubator for hardware companies. The idea behind this new technology is to use it in ways we haven't seen before.
Andy Rubin, the creator of Google's Android software, said that the next generation of computing is artificial intelligence. Speaking at the Code Mobile conference, Rubin explained that AI systems will make machines smarter, using the example of a washing machine being given Internet connectivity. Rubin, who was head of Google X, the company's robotic unit, has now set up his own company, Playground Global, which is a startup incubator for hardware companies. The idea behind this new technology is to use it in ways we haven't seen before.