[bllguo]

IMO teaching people ML is good in general for Google. 1. it spreads the use of tensorflow, 2. it increases not only tensorflow, but also Google's mindshare, 3. it trains people that may become future Google employees, and/or serves as a useful resource for existing employees

[jxub]

Also 4) will increment the usage of TPU's on Google Cloud Platform and subsequently the revenue of their cloud offerings.