No one knew exactly what DeepMind was up to when it was acquired by Google a few years back. Now DeepMind is an Alphabet company, working on big machine learning problems like how to beat humans at Go , improving AI problem solving, and making computer-generated speech more realistic. On that last count, you can experience the fruits of DeepMind’s labors right now if you’ve got an Android phone or a Google Home. The “WaveNet” voice engine is now available in Google Assistant . Google launched Assistant about a year ago as an evolution of its existing Google voice command system. For the first time, Google voice interactions were available not only on phones, but also as a part of your home with the Google Home smart speaker. Assistant gives you access to Google search data, device control, and smart home integrations. It’s available on all Android phones running v6.0 or higher by long-pressing the home button. So, you don’t have to buy a Google Home to experience Ass...