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Excited to share the global launch of Bower! This innovative Swedish startup is tackling the global waste crisis head-on with their AI-powered app that helps people recycle correctly.
🏆Last year, Bower won Google.org's Impact Challenge and received both funding and a Fellowship, which meant a dedicated team of 5 Googlers working full-time, pro bono, to help them develop a state-of-the-art computer vision model. This model can accurately identify product types and materials, then provides users with local recycling instructions to help anyone recycle correctly, no matter where they are. Congratulations to both the Bower and Google teams for their hard work and dedication to making a real difference in the fight against waste!
https://getbower.com/#sustainability#recycling#AI#Googleorg
Critical infrastructure has become an increasingly common target for cyberattacks. That’s why Google Cloud is working with organizations across the globe to help protect the infrastructure we all rely on. As NATO leaders gather this week, Google Cloud is proud to help build a safer future.
1. We’re joining forces with defense organizations to deploy advanced AI technology to ensure digital defenses remain secure.
2. We’re securing patient data for hospitals with industry-leading threat detection and response, speeding up cyber threat response time to hours instead of weeks.
3. We’re protecting student and teacher data in schools with Chromebooks and Workspace for Education, which are secure by default.
4. We’re working with local governments to protect public infrastructure and keep critical systems online 24/7.
Learn more at https://goo.gle/4bCPSow
Our partner, Google.org, recently released a research brief, which explores the potential of AI to drive meaningful impact across the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The brief highlights how advancements in AI are already being used to tackle a wide range of societal issues, including education, healthcare, and climate action.
The brief draws on Google’s internal and collaborative research efforts, technical innovations, and social impact initiatives, highlighting DataKind’s Student Success Tool (SST).
The SST helps academic advisors identify, reach out, and build success plans with students who are in need of support more efficiently. John Jay College (CUNY) increased senior graduation rates from 54% to 86% in two years. With the support of Google.org, the SST is being scaled nationwide to support improved education opportunities.
Google.org AI in Action Research Brief: https://lnkd.in/g98saMpH
DataKind Student Success Tool: https://bit.ly/3wcGola#datakind#AI#datascience#nonprofit#socialimpact#education#collegesuccess#postsecondaryeducation#sdgs
You are completely unique, and your health journey should be too. We believe AI can transform healthcare for the better, empowering health providers to deliver more personalized, tailored care on a global scale.
See what could be possible in the not-too-distant future: https://goo.gle/3Y59jnd
As teams across Google work to make AI even more helpful for our users, we're setting a new standard for responsible innovation with a full end-to-end approach. Our most recent paper looks at our current process for pre-launch and post-launch controls — the AI Responsibility Lifecycle:
1) Research to understand the capabilities and limitations of new technologies
2) Design and test continuously, using safety thresholds to fine-tune models
3) Govern by assessing risk, focusing on mitigations and testing for safety and fairness
4) Share best practices so organizations of all sizes can benefit from your learnings
The paper offers insight into how we developed each step in this process, with recent examples and practical tips for how others might apply these learnings. As we continue learning more through our lifecycle approach to AI responsibility, we commit to sharing knowledge with the whole ecosystem.
To learn more about our approach, view the paper at https://goo.gle/3RJmOou
We were pleased to announce this $5M grant to Apolitical, an organization that has already provided AI skilling for 10,000+ civil servants from more than 100 countries via the Apolitical Government AI Campus.
Proud to see Quill.org featured on the TODAY Show for the work they’re doing to increase millions of students’ reading and writing skills through their free AI-powered tool.
One of the most-used AI literacy tools in the US, Quill has already benefited 9M students — 5M+ of whom are at Title I schools. Looking to the school year ahead, Quill is aiming to double their impact as a member of Google.org’s Generative AI Accelerator program.
See more:
https://goo.gle/45pEOJX
Check out Quill's first big TV segment from the TODAY show! Last month, we visited the Bronx Academy of Letters, a school that has been using Quill for many years. We discussed how Quill's AI helps students develop their writing skills by providing coaching and feedback, but that Quill never does the writing for the student. As AI enters into the classroom, it's critical that we design AI responsibly so that it effectively supports student learning.
Quill has now been in development for the past ten years, and hundreds of people have contributed to Quill's mission of helping millions of students become stronger writers. I'm grateful to everyone on the Quill team and Quill board for advancing Quill's mission!
A big thank you Google's Google.org team for supporting Quill's mission and making this opportunity possible, including Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Karla Palmer, Ricki Meyer, Erin Hattersley, Joel Straker, Shiri Sivan, Alexander Díaz, Omar Medina, Catherine Wah, Elias Moradi, Muktha Ananda, Katherine Williams, Sarah Armstrong, and many others at Google supporting Quill's AI development!
Watch Quill.org on the TODAY show! NBC reporter Kate Snow visited the Bronx Academy of Letters, a school that has been using Quill to build literacy skills. Three students, their ELA teacher Kate Authenrieth, and Peter Gault discussed the impact of Quill Reading for Evidence in the classroom, how Quill is using AI today, and our goals for Generative AI over the coming years to help students become stronger readers, writers, and critical thinkers.
A big thank you to Google's Google.org team for supporting Quill's mission and making this opportunity possible!
https://lnkd.in/eTHXB3JX