[happycube]

Google's been working on distributed training as well.

[hackuser]

Why? What is the benefit to Google?

Also, are they doing training for the local user or for Google's 'general' systems or for both?

[bitmapbrother]

So they can do on device AI/ML with TensorFlow Lite, through the use of specialized neural network DSP's, as discussed during the keynote at I/O 2017.

https://youtu.be/Y2VF8tmLFHw?t=1h22m8s