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I/O: Building the next evolution of Google
Sundar Pichai, Google, 2016
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- What it is
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai's post dated May 18, 2016, on the I/O developer conference, in which Google introduces the Google assistant and previews Google Home and Allo.
- How much weight it carries
- Google's own blog post, dated by the page itself. It is an announcement, so it dates the introduction of the Assistant, not its arrival on phones or speakers.
Facts taken from this source
- On May 18, 2016, Google CEO Sundar Pichai's post said Google was pleased to introduce the Google assistant.
“May 18, 2016 ... Which is why we’re pleased to introduce...the Google assistant.” (Article date, then the paragraph before the description of the Assistant)