A Golden Age For Research: Broader Scope, Faster Cycles, Greater Impact
Google News, Thursday, October 17th, 2024
How the 'magic cycle' between research and real-world application is shortening, yielding helpful technologies quicker than ever
We live in a golden age for research.
Never before have we had the opportunity to make such rapid advances in computer science, and apply them so quickly to global-scale challenges, in a way that can help people in their daily lives. Since the start of my career, I've been excited by the 'magic cycle' of research, where real-world challenges motivate new foundational and applied research, which in turn has a positive impact in the real world.
Today, with the right infrastructure, talent and approach, we're able not only to make rapid breakthroughs in everything from AI to algorithms to computing infrastructure, but to put those technologies to work to improve people's daily lives and have societal impact faster than ever before, sometimes in a matter of months.