Google has launched several new AI-driven initiatives in India, focusing on healthcare, sustainability, and agriculture. These partnerships, unveiled during a roundtable in Bengaluru, mark the fifth anniversary of Google’s Research Lab in the city. The initiatives aim to use AI to address key challenges in areas like diabetic retinopathy screening, waste management, and agricultural development, reflecting the company’s commitment to societal impact.
In healthcare, Google is collaborating with Forus Health and AuroLab in India, as well as Perceptra in Thailand, to offer AI-assisted diabetic retinopathy screenings. This partnership aims to provide six million screenings over the next decade, focusing on detecting and preventing blindness in diabetic patients, particularly in under-resourced areas. The AI system has already supported over 600,000 screenings globally, with significant research and deployment happening in India. According to Sunny Virmani, Group Product Manager at Google Health AI Research, this initiative is part of a broader effort to turn AI’s potential into real-world solutions, particularly for preventable blindness caused by diabetes.
In the area of waste management, Google has introduced CircularNet, an AI-powered computer vision model, in collaboration with Bengaluru-based Saahas Zero Waste. This model helps identify and sort plastic waste, enhancing recycling efforts and reducing landfill pressure. CircularNet, powered by Google’s TensorFlow, achieved an 85% accuracy rate in a pilot program, demonstrating its potential to increase revenue for material recovery facilities by 10-12%.
In agriculture, Google is opening its Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU) Research API to developers. This API uses satellite imagery and machine learning to provide detailed insights at the farm level, such as field boundaries, water bodies, and vegetation. By offering these insights, Google aims to support data-driven decision-making and promote sustainable farming practices in India.
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Dr. Manish Gupta, Research Director of Google DeepMind, emphasized that these partnerships and research efforts reflect Google’s commitment to tackling India’s unique challenges with AI, ultimately improving lives across healthcare, sustainability, and agriculture.
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