# clm_D71A11F1DEFB

subject: Google Assistant (/record/google-assistant.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 2016-05-01  
valid_from: 2016-05-01  
valid_to: null  
published: 2016-05-18  
recorded: 2026-10-29  
confidence: 0.60  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-06  
checked: 2026-11-06 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Google unveils Google Assistant, a virtual assistant that’s a big upgrade to Google Now Matthew Lynley 10:16 AM PDT · May 18, 2016 Google today said it was unveiling a virtual assistant tool at its annual Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View called Google Assistant.

What https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/18/google-unveils-google-assistant-a-big-upgrade-to-google-now/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/18/google-unveils-google-assistant-a-big-upgrade-to-google-now/ (secondary, techcrunch.com, published 2016-05-18)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25025241 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://venturebeat.com/technology/google-announces-the-google-assistant (secondary, venturebeat.com)

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