Google working on 'the thinking' computer

Putting aside contested definitions of what artificial intelligence actually is (Digital Journal has discussed this recently), the new Google projects are orientated towards pushing forward the concept of the thinking machine or, as the head of research Emmanuel Mogenet puts it, "teaching machines common sense." The projects form the core part of Google's significantly expanded European research center. Mogenet is head of Google's Zürich Search Team. He is credited with developing the application Shake (software), before being headhunted by the U.S. tech firm. The Google projects focus on three research areas: machine learning, natural language understanding and computer perception.