Thomas Kurian, CEO of Alphabet Inc
Google looks to offer tools that can help draft emails or summarize lengthy documents stored in the cloud, intensifying rivalry with the second-largest cloud provider, Microsoft Corp
Kurian, alongside Nvidia Corp
Google is also showcasing uses of its technology, including a planned GE Appliances app that uses Google's AI models to create recipes based on the food in a customer's fridge.
Google's move illustrates CEO Sundar Pichai's attempts to reduce dependence on its cash-cow search engine and growth in the cloud business.
Pichai had already waged an open war, naming Gemini as its answer to the AI system behind OpenAI's breakout ChatGPT.
Google's infrastructure and software offerings clocked $32 billion in annual sales, about 10% of total revenue.
The cloud unit turned a quarterly operating profit for the first time this year, though still trailing behind Amazon.com Inc
Google will commercialize its current large PaLM 2 model, which powers its generative AI features.
Google also eyes the commercialization of a suite of AI-powered tools for corporate Gmail accounts and other workplace software products. The tools will cost an extra $30 a month per person, matching the price of Microsoft's flagship 365 suite.
Kurian said Google Cloud resources are capable of meeting customer requirements. Google has shifted the mix of chips in its data centers toward processors capable of handling AI applications.
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