Google Pushes Deeper Into Enterprise AI With New Chips and Agent Tools

Google used its Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas to unveil a wider push into enterprise AI, including new generative AI features for its mapping and geospatial tools, new AI agent capabilities for businesses, and two custom chips designed to help customers build and run AI systems.
The company said it is splitting its AI chip strategy into two lines: one chip for training AI models and another for running them, also known as inference. Google said the new chips are meant to offer cost advantages and improved storage functions, as it looks to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai also highlighted AI agents as a key part of Google’s plan to make money from artificial intelligence. The company is positioning these digital assistants as a central part of its enterprise software strategy.
Google also said that 75% of its new code is now AI-generated, showing how deeply it is using AI inside its own operations. Separately, reports said a startup founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement to expand its use of Google Cloud’s AI infrastructure.

Google announced new AI tools for enterprise customers, including generative AI features for Maps and geospatial apps, AI agents for businesses, and two custom chips for AI training and inference.

They are part of Google’s effort to offer its own AI hardware as an alternative to Nvidia’s chips, while aiming for lower costs and better efficiency.

AI agents are digital assistants that can help do tasks for users or businesses with less human input.

Google said 75% of its new code is AI-generated, which suggests the company is using AI heavily in its own product development and operations.

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