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It's time to get AI tools into people's hands so they can unlock the magic for themselves. At today's White House AI Education event, Sundar Pichai shared how we're connecting US high school students and educators with training and tools. https://lnkd.in/dXSgsH9a
At the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, PhD student Matthew Weldy is using Google AI to analyze audio recordings from forests, helping him monitor endangered bird populations. With Google’s Perch model, he's been able to identify bird calls from millions of hours of audio. Read how Google AI is enabling real-time forest management → https://goo.gle/portraits
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This week I was in Chesterfield County to announce that Google is investing an additional $9B in Virginia, extending our investments across the state to best position it – and America – for the opportunities that technology can deliver. This follows the partnership Google announced with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) for the largest direct corporate offtake agreement for fusion energy to help CFS prove out their pathway to commercial fusion power as well as an additional capital investment in CFS – their first commercial plant will also be developed in Chesterfield, Virginia. https://lnkd.in/eTbMtmCm We live in an extraordinary time where the upside from AI is profound. At Google we are focused on unlocking this opportunity by investing in technical infrastructure across Virginia as well as investing to support the community’s access to AI skills development, affordable energy, innovative energy solutions, and jobs to build for the future. https://lnkd.in/eRCyANP5 Thank you to Governor Glenn Youngkin for the great partnership on our work together.
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For decades, David Sanger has shaped the public conversation around national security and geopolitics. In a new book, "New Cold Wars,” he explores the role of cyber in today’s great-power competition. David and I had the chance to sit down this summer to discuss the role AI will play in this competition and how it may alter the future threat landscape. Catch up on our full conversation on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gP_Sf6At
AI-powered innovation in agriculture “couldn't come at a more critical time,” says Brian Lutz, VP of Agricultural Solutions at Corteva Agriscience. Read how Corteva is using Google’s AlphaFold 2 at their Indiana-based global HQ to help increase food production with less waste → https://goo.gle/portraits
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There are a number of important questions on AI and energy that we’re working on at Google: How do we use AI to increase energy efficiency? How do we leverage AI to help address environmental and climate challenges? Can those approaches and their beneficial impact be scaled globally? At the same time, a key question is the amount of energy needed to use generative AI tools and apps, and if it can be reduced. To help answer this question, my colleagues and I did the math on the energy, carbon and water footprint per Gemini prompt. This is an area where state of the art is rapidly evolving, but we believe a clear understanding is important to enable us and others to continue to improve efficiency. Here’s a quick summary: We estimate the median Gemini App text prompt uses 0.24 watt-hours (Wh) of energy, emits 0.03 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e), and consumes 0.26 milliliters (or about five drops) of water. One way to explain the per prompt energy impact is that it's equivalent to watching TV for less than 9 seconds. We’re sharing our findings and methodology in our Technical Paper (link below) aiming to encourage industry-wide progress on more comprehensive reporting on the energy use of AI. We’ve been making rapid ongoing progress on the efficiency of our AI systems. Over a period of 12 months, as we continued to deliver higher-quality responses using more capable models, the median energy consumption and carbon footprint per Gemini Apps text prompt decreased by factors of 33x and 44x, respectively. All this thanks to our full stack approach to AI development, our latest data-center efficiencies, decades of experience serving software at scale (details in Technical Paper) – and the work of many teams at Google. To be clear, there is much more still to do. We’re continuing to improve efficiency at every layer of our operations (hardware, software, models, data centers), and we’re continuing to invest in energy infrastructure, grid improvements, and clean energy (existing tech and next-gen initiatives such as geothermal and nuclear). Thanks to my co-authors on this study Cooper Elsworth Tim Huang, Dave Patterson, Ian Schneider, Robert Sedivy, Savannah Goodman, Ben Townsend, Partha Ranganathan, Jeff Dean, Amin Vahdat, Ben Gomes. If you’d like to learn more, here are some resources: Blog post on our approach to energy innovation and AI: https://lnkd.in/gh8HX7zR Blog post on the math behind the numbers we shared today: https://lnkd.in/gQgq-Eir Technical Paper: https://lnkd.in/g8T88xMf
Across the county, teachers are finding innovative ways to use Google AI to support their students. From creating custom educational podcasts with Google’s NotebookLM to using Gemini to develop more online classes, see the different ways educators are leveraging AI for personalized learning → https://goo.gle/portraits
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Today, we’re excited to launch Gemini for Government in partnership with the General Services Administration. We're making our complete, secure AI platform available to U.S. government agencies at virtually no cost, building on our Google Workspace offer for federal employees. Gemini for Government offers a simple way for the federal workforce to get our best AI tools and infrastructure, with all the necessary security and compliance features built right in. It includes: - Google-quality enterprise search - Video and image generation capabilities - Our popular NotebookLM AI tool - Out-of-the-box AI agents on Deep Research, Idea Generation, and more - Flexibility to choose agents from Google or 3rd party, or build in-house We look forward to seeing how Gemini can help government agencies deliver on their important missions and make services even better for people. More details here: https://lnkd.in/exshhgBt
How can AI help more students succeed in math? ASU Prep found an answer with Archie, an AI-powered math tutor built with Gemini. Archie gives students instant, personalized feedback and guidance on math problems, helping them learn and grow. See how Google AI tools are helping students succeed: https://goo.gle/4lugNIe
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Hello from Pryor, where I announced that Google will be investing an additional $9B in technical infrastructure and AI skills development in Oklahoma – accelerating the pace of investment in essential areas to ensure that the state, and the nation, are positioned to be both the beneficiaries and the drivers of success in the AI era. Over the 18 years Google has called Oklahoma home, we have been proud to support the state’s local businesses, nonprofits, and creators. With this increased investment, we are deepening Google’s roots in the state to ensure it continues to be an engine of growth that benefits from this era of American innovation. Many thanks to Governor Kevin Stitt, Mayor ZAC DOYLE, and Mayor William Joyce for their leadership and partnership. https://lnkd.in/ed2A4NbN