Applying AI to help solve humanity's biggest challenges

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A New Era of Discovery

Applying AI to help solve humanity's biggest challenges

HEALTH

Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Administration

Google and Taiwan are building an AI blueprint for public health.

HEALTH

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences

Improving the efficiency of healthcare providers and supporting patient outcomes throughout India.

RESILIENCE

U.S. National Hurricane Center

Supporting tropical cyclone prediction with AI.

RESILIENCE

GiveDirectly

Using the Google Flood Forecasting API to support communities affected by floods.

EDUCATION

ISTE+ASCD

Making AI training available to all 6 million U.S. educators.

EDUCATION

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Giving every high school student and teacher access to Gemini for Education.

ECONOMY

electrical training ALLIANCE

Training 100,000 electrical workers and 30,000 new apprentices in the U.S.

ECONOMY

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Providing AI training to all small businesses in the U.S. free of charge.

Health

Resilience

Education

Economy

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Google Earth AI’s planetary intelligence is supporting global public health

Combining local health data with advanced geospatial models, Google Earth AI is helping the global health community predict outbreaks, identify local vulnerabilities and deliver proactive care where it is needed most.

AI for breast cancer screening

We’re working with clinicians, patients, and partners to build an AI system for mammography, which could help radiologists detect breast cancer more accurately, quickly, and consistently.

Emergency obstetric care

Using AI to understand gaps in geographic access to care for expecting mothers, providing data-driven insights to enable public health officials to make more informed decisions about resource allocation.

Diabetic retinopathy

Our AI model for diabetic retinopathy screening can help improve health outcomes for millions across India and Thailand.

Tuberculosis

We’ve developed an AI system to help interpret chest X-ray scans for early signs of tuberculosis. AI can help make screening more broadly accessible to help patients start treatment faster.

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Android Earthquake Alerts

Using aggregated measurements from a global network of Android smartphones, we developed a system that detects earthquakes, delivers early warnings to users, and builds user trust with each successful alert.

Flood forecasting

Our AI-powered flood forecasting platform can predict when and where riverine flooding will occur up to seven days in advance.

Wildfire tracking

Our alerts, simulation models, and wildfire risk forecasting systems are helping provide accurate wildfire information to affected communities and fire authorities.

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Broadening advanced AI education across Africa

We’re providing advanced AI education for the next generation of technical learners in Africa, supported by $4 million in funding for lecturer training and toolkits.

Experience AI

Developed in collaboration by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Google DeepMind, Experience AI supports teachers in the exciting area of AI, and gets young people passionate about the subject.

$30M in Google.org for AI learning

$30 million in new funding for learning projects and unveiling new research of AI’s impact on learning.

DataKind’s work with John Jay College

How using AI with support from Google.org helped increase senior graduation rates.

Read Along

Google’s Read Along app helps children improve their reading skills through interactive stories and personalized feedback, making learning to read fun and engaging.

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50 states, 50 stories of AI transformation

There are 34 million small businesses in the U.S. Google shares 50 stories from 50 states to inspire creative ways to use AI in Google Workspace.

Helping Oklahomans upskill with AI

We’re expanding the Grow with Google initiative in Oklahoma by offering free AI training to all Oklahoma residents. Oklahoma is also providing Google’s free Generative AI for Educators course to help teachers save time and improve student learning.

Mississippi Farm to School Network: Gemini in Google Docs

The Mississippi Farm to School Network connects farmers with schools to bring Mississippi-grown products into school cafeterias. Today, the team is using Gemini in Google Docs for help with the grant writing process.

Google's 2025 U.S. Economic Impact Report

Google’s 2025 U.S. Economic Impact Report shares how businesses use Google’s training programs, tools, and products to grow and build skills for the new era of American innovation.

Providing everyone in Massachusetts free AI training

With the Massachusetts AI Hub, Google is offering every resident access to Grow with Google’s AI and career training. By equipping residents with essential AI literacy, Massachusetts is preparing its workforce for the jobs of today and tomorrow.