Google’s latest AI can ‘HeAR’ if you’re sick
Google has created an AI model that can use acoustic data to flag early signs of disease.
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- Google is rolling out a foundation AI model called “HeAR” that researchers can use to flag early signs of disease with acoustic data.
- An India-based respiratory healthcare company is using HeAR to improve the capabilities of its own bioacoustic AI models.
- One way HeAR is being used is to find early signs of tuberculous.
While Google often touts the creativity and productivity merits of its generative AI, this technology isn’t limited to summarizing long articles or creating images. The Mountain View-based firm has also been working on ways to use generative AI for healthcare purposes. In particular, the company has now rolled out a bioacoustic foundation model to help with detecting early signs of disease.
Last week, Google announced that its “HeAR” bioacoustic foundation model is now available to researchers. Short for Health Acoustic Representations, Google says HeAR is a tool that researchers can use to build AI models that can “listen to human sounds and flag early signs of disease.”
