Google Revamps Its Cloud-Based Machine Learning Platform Yet Again

At the Google I/O event, the company has announced a revamped cloud-based machine learning platform branded as Vertex AI. It's unusual for Google to announce cloud-related services at Google I/O, a forum for launching consumer and developer technologies. Since Cloud Next - the flagship cloud user conference - is postponed to October, Vertex AI found its place in I/O announcements. This is the third iteration of the Google Cloud ML platform since its original launch. What prompted Google to launch Vertex AI? Let's find out.