> google and facebook both have way more publications and deeper benches, but aren't really commercializing anything.
I am absolutely certain that Google and Facebook are productizing their AI research and integrating it with their money-making products and measurably earning more money from the effort. Perhaps what you mean by "commercializing" is packaging AI in direct-to-consumer APIs? IMO, that market is not currently large enough to be worth the effort, but is almost certain GCloud will continue to expand ML support.
I am absolutely certain that Google and Facebook are productizing their AI research and integrating it with their money-making products and measurably earning more money from the effort. Perhaps what you mean by "commercializing" is packaging AI in direct-to-consumer APIs? IMO, that market is not currently large enough to be worth the effort, but is almost certain GCloud will continue to expand ML support.