Google AI venture to help military with disaster response

Published on April 23, 2024

An artificial intelligence (AI) venture backed by Google is partnering with the military to use AI in responding to natural disasters. Bellwether, a team that's part of Google parent Alphabet's X innovation hub, announced Wednesday that it's working with the National Guard and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to address inefficiencies in the Guard's disaster response processes. The DIU is tasked with helping the Department of Defense integrate early stage commercial technologies into its operations.

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