Launching the AI Academy for small newsrooms

Favorite As people searched for the latest information on COVID-19 last year, including school reopenings and travel restrictions, the BBC recognized they needed to find new ways of bringing their journalism to their audiences. They released a new online tool, the BBC Corona Bot, which uses artificial intelligence to draw

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Shared by Google AI Technology July 8, 2021

Kick like a pro with Footy Skills Lab

Favorite When I was growing up in Brisbane, Aussie Rules football wasn’t offered as a school sport – and there weren’t any professional female role models to look up to and learn from. Despite these limitations, we got resourceful. We organized football games in our lunch breaks with friends, using

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Shared by Google AI Technology July 8, 2021

Ask a Techspert: What’s a neural network?

Favorite Back in the day, there was a surefire way to tell humans and computers apart: You’d present a picture of a four-legged friend and ask if it was a cat or dog. A computer couldn’t identify felines from canines, but we humans could answer with doggone confidence.  That all

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Shared by Google AI Technology July 7, 2021

An update on our progress in responsible AI innovation

Favorite Over the past year, responsibly developed AI has transformed health screenings, supportedfact-checking to battle misinformation and save lives, predicted Covid-19 cases to support public health, and protected wildlife after bushfires. Developing AI in a way that gets it right for everyone requires openness, transparency, and a clear focus on

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Shared by Google AI Technology June 30, 2021

Douglas Coupland fuses AI and art to inspire students

Favorite Have you ever noticed that the word art is embedded in the phrase artificial intelligence? Neither did we, but when the opportunity presented itself to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) inspires artistic expression — with the help of internationally renowned Canadian artist Douglas Coupland — the Google Research team

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Shared by Google AI Technology June 29, 2021

Finding any Cartier watch in under 3 seconds

Favorite Cartier is legendary in the world of luxury — a name that is synonymous with iconic jewelry and watches, timeless design,  savoir-faire and exceptional customer service.  Maison Cartier’s collection dates back to the opening of Louis-François Cartier’s very first Paris workshop in 1847. And with over 174 years of

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Shared by Google AI Technology May 21, 2021

11 ways we're innovating with AI

Favorite AI is integral to so much of the work we do at Google. Fundamental advances in computing are helping us confront some of the greatest challenges of this century, like climate change. Meanwhile, AI is also powering updates across our products, including Search, Maps and Photos — demonstrating how machine

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Shared by Google AI Technology May 20, 2021