Google believes we are on the cusp a shift in computing as fundamental as PC to mobile. This time, the shift is away from physical devices themselves to where the killer app is AI, or artificial intelligence, baked in.
But to get there, ironically, Google has to actually build more devices than ever before. So on Tuesday the company unveiled a raft of new devices with its brand of AI, "Google Assistant" inside: new smartphones, a connected speaker and a VR headset. While Google boasted about the hardware, Google CEO SundarPichai made it clear that AI is what will set it apart from competitors like Apple and Amazon.

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