Google DeepMind's national partnerships for AI in India kick off
Google DeepMind just kicked off its National Partnerships for AI in India, announced by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at the AI Impact Summit.
The goal? Make powerful AI tools available for science, education, and public services across the country.
Researchers will get to use cutting-edge models
Researchers will get to use cutting-edge models like AlphaGenome (to study DNA changes), AI Co-scientist (a virtual teammate for experiments), and Earth AI (for tracking the environment and disaster response).
These build on previous breakthroughs like AlphaFold.
Gemini assistants are coming to 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs
To help more people benefit from these tools, Google is launching two separate $30 million Google.org challenges — a $30 million Google.org Global AI for Government Innovation Impact Challenge and a $30 million Google.org AI for Science Impact Challenge.
Plus, Gemini assistants are coming to 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs—reaching 11 million students—and Google Cloud will provide infrastructure for the existing iGOT Karmayogi platform, which supports over 20 million public servants, and the partnership will help enable content in 18+ Indian languages.
Reliance Jio is partnering with Google to bring Gemini foundation models
Reliance Jio is partnering with Google to bring Gemini foundation models to India, which could enable smarter tech in healthcare, farming, climate action, and more.
It's all part of Google's push to use AI for good—and make sure everyone gets a chance to join in.