Google Pledges $25 Million to AI for Social Causes
The technology major Google has announced that it would be granting about $25 million globally next year to humanitarian and environmental projects seeking to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up and grow their efforts.
In this, the “AI Impact Challenge” is supposed to inspire organizations to ask Google for help in machine learning, a form of AI in which computers analyze large datasets to make predictions or detect patterns and anomalies.
With this, Google could possibly recruit and soothe critics by demonstrating that its interests in machine learning extend beyond its core business and other lucrative areas.
Google recently showcased existing projects similar to those it wants to inspire at a media event on Monday.
Irina Kofman, Google AI Chief Operating Officer sta...