Google Is Partnering With iCAD To Improve Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer is one of the world’s most common cancers; thankfully, early detection can help save lives and improve outcomes among many who develop the disease. At Google Health we’re developing AI to improve the accuracy and expand the availability of breast cancer screenings. Over time, better screenings will improve health outcomes and reduce disparities …
Using AI To Study 12 Years Of Representation In TV
The show is a popular medical drama, and two police officers have just rushed a victim to the hospital. Orderlies lift the patient onto a gurney and dash into the ER. Nurses hook up IVs. A doctor takes command, shining a light into the victim’s eyes, barking orders. Now hit pause. Look closer: Who plays …
How Google Is Using AI To Help Address The Climate Crisis
Communities around the world are facing the effects of climate change — from devastating floods and wildfires to challenges around food security. As global leaders meet in Egypt for COP27, a key area of focus will be on how we can work together to address the climate change crisis and implement sustainable solutions. At Google, we’re investing …
A New Genome Sequencing Tool Powered With Google’s Technology
Genome sequencing provides a more complete description of cells and organisms, allowing scientists to uncover serious genetic conditions such as the elevated risk for breast cancer or pulmonary arterial hypertension. While researching genomics has the potential to save lives and preserve people’s quality of life, it’s incredibly challenging work. Back in January, we announced a partnership with PacBio, a developer of genome …
Improved TabNet On Vertex AI: High-performance, Scalable Tabular Deep Learning
Data scientists choose models based on various tradeoffs when solving machine learning (ML) problems that involve tabular (i.e., structured) data, the most common data type within enterprises. Among such models, decision trees are popular because they are easy to interpret, fast to train, and can obtain high accuracy quickly from small-scale datasets. On the other …
How AI Can Help In The Fight Against Breast Cancer
In 2020, there were 2.3 million people diagnosed with breast cancer and 685,000 deaths globally. Early cancer detection is key to better health outcomes. But screenings are work intensive, and patients often find getting mammograms and waiting for results stressful. In response to these challenges, Google Health and Northwestern Medicine partnered in 2021 on a clinical research study to …
Google’s Commitment On Using AI To Accelerate Progress On Global Development Goals
I joined Google earlier this year to lead a new function: Technology & Society. Our aim is to help connect research, people and ideas across Google to shape the future of our technology innovations and their impact on society for the better. A key area of focus is AI, a field I have studied and …
Join Us In The AI Test Kitchen
As AI technologies continue to advance, they have the potential to unlock new experiences that support more natural human-computer interactions. We see a future where you can find the information you’re looking for in the same conversational way you speak to friends and family. While there’s still lots of work to be done before this …
Helping People Understand AI
If you’re like me, you may have noticed that AI has become a part of daily life. I wake up each morning and ask my smart assistant about the weather. I recently applied for a new credit card and the credit limit was likely determined by a machine learning model. And while typing the previous …
Making Robots More Helpful With Language
Even the simplest human tasks are unbelievably complex. The way we perceive and interact with the world requires a lifetime of accumulated experience and context. For example, if a person tells you, “I am running out of time,” you don’t immediately worry they are jogging on a street where the space-time continuum ceases to exist. …