Google's new startup program, announced Wednesday, aims to bring artificial intelligence technology to the public sector. The newly released “ai-academy/american-infrastructure/united-states/”>Google ai Academy for Startups: US Infrastructure”will offer participants hands-on training from artificial intelligence experts and other support for companies solving problems in areas such as agriculture, energy, education, public safety, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation, urban development and more.
Over twelve weeks, startups participating in the capital-free program will be guided by an ai curriculum developed by Google. People Research + ai (PAR) team and will participate in advanced sales and marketing workshops. They'll also be able to tap into industry connections and, of course, leverage Google's ai tools as they build.
The startups that graduate from the program will then be part of the ex student community that already includes other infrastructure-focused companies such as just airwhich uses ai to monitor air pollution; Change, which focuses on decarbonizing the commercial real estate sector; and be sensiblethat works to reduce deaths in traffic accidents.
Google ai-for-infrastructure/”>says which will select startups that use ai to boost productivity and solve problems in a variety of industries, including not only the above, but also disaster prevention, environment and sustainability, smart manufacturing and logistics, public safety , water management, workforce development and the economy. chance.
The deadline for ai-academy/american-infrastructure/united-states/”>Applications It's June 17.
While much of the focus is on ai companies that build the models, tools and interfaces to work with ai, Google believes that focusing on real-world applications of the technology could impact communities at the local level, state and national. The company is encouraging startups to apply even if they are not directly focused on these industries but are working in some way to create more efficient and equitable public services.
