Artificial intelligence is the next major wave of computing, Android creator says

The next major phase of computing will be artificial intelligence, the creator of Google's Android software predicted Wednesday. Andy Rubin, speaking here at the Code Mobile conference, said mobile isn't going away as the main method of computing, but other methods will emerge, including technology to make regular devices smarter through artificial intelligence and robotics. AI is the practice of making a machine behave in a smart way, such as making a robot smarter or adding Internet connectivity to something like a washing machine. "Your dishwasher is a robot," Rubin said. "It used to be a chore you did in the sink. Rubin, creator of the Android mobile operating system, joined Google in 2005 when the search giant bought Android. Before working on Android, Rubin ran a company called Danger, which made an advanced cell phone. It was purchased by Microsoft in 2008. Most recently at Google, Rubin was the head of the company's nascent robotic efforts at its experimental Google X lab.