Following Google's purchase of leading Artificial Intelligence firm, DeepMind, the Internet collectively wondered what this has to do with all those robotics companies Google has also been snapping up. So are we far from having superintelligent operating system girlfriends (ie the movie Her)? If some of Google's recent computing experiments are any indication, the answer is no. But on the plus side, search could get a lot cooler.

netflix.com/wtbd

Deepmind http://www.deepmind.com

Deepmind patents https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=pts&hl=en&q=inassignee:%22Deepmind+Technologies+Limited%22

Deepmind to Work Directly with Google's Search Team http://recode.net/2014/01/27/more-on-deepmind-ai-startup-to-work-directly-with-googles-search-team/

"Her" trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6p6MfLBxc

Google and NASA's Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdHDHEuOUE

Google's Quantum Computer Flunks Landmark Speed Tests http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24882-googles-quantum-computer-flunks-landmark-speed-test.html?page=2#.UugBbWTTln4

"Meet Google's New Robot Army"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzi-0Oh1lxk

CTA: "Where the Future of AI is Headed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPg5y0Uug0I

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