Investing in Eastern Europe’s AI future

Favorite It was an honor and a privilege to attend a special event in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, today to launch INSAIT, the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology. INSAIT is a new AI and computer science research institute that will provide truly world-class facilities. It’s fantastic to

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Shared by Google AI Technology April 11, 2022

How AI and imagery build a self-updating map

Favorite Building a map is complex, and keeping it up-to-date is even more challenging. Think about how often your city, town or neighborhood changes on a day-to-day basis. Businesses and shops open and close, stretches of highway are added, and roadways change. In today’s Maps 101 installment, we’ll dive into

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Shared by Google AI Technology April 7, 2022

“Lift as you lead”: Meet 2 women defining responsible AI

Favorite At Google, Marian Croak’s technical research team, The Center for Responsible AI and Human-Centered Technology, and Jen Gennai’s operations and governance team, Responsible Innovation, collaborate often on creating a fairer future for AI systems. The teams complement each other to support computer scientists, UX researchers and designers, product managers

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Shared by Google AI Technology March 29, 2022

Go with the flow state: What music and AI have in common

Favorite Carrie Cai, Ben Zevenbergen and Johnny Soraker all work on developing artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly at Google, in the larger research community and across the technology industry. Carrie is a research scientist focusing on human-AI interaction, Ben is an ethicist and policy advisor and Johnny is an AI Principles

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Shared by Google AI Technology March 29, 2022

The Check Up: our latest health AI developments

Favorite Over the years, teams across Google have focused on how technology — specifically artificial intelligence and hardware innovations — can improve access to high-quality, equitable healthcare across the globe. Accessing the right healthcare can be challenging depending on where people live and whether local caregivers have specialized equipment or

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Shared by Google AI Technology March 24, 2022

Meet 3 women who test Google products for fairness

Favorite One of the most interesting parts of working at Google is learning what other people do here — it’s not uncommon to come across a job title you’ve never heard of. For example: ProFair Program Manager, or ProFair Analyst. These roles are part of our Responsible Innovation team, which

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Shared by Google AI Technology March 17, 2022

The Google.org grantee using AI to detect bushfire risks

Favorite From predicting floods to improving waste management, organizations and researchers across Asia Pacific are using technology to respond to the impact of climate change. Supporting this important work is a priority for Google.org. At today’s Southeast Asia Development Symposium, we announced a $6 million Sustainability Seed Fund to help

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Shared by Google AI Technology March 16, 2022

An intro to AI, made for students

Favorite Adorable, operatic blobs. A global, online guessing game. Scribbles that transform into works of art. These may not sound like they’re part of a curriculum, but learning the basics of how artificial intelligence (AI) works doesn’t have to be complicated, super-technical or boring. To celebrate Digital Learning Day, we’re

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Shared by Google AI Technology February 22, 2022