Google is working with the Central Water Commission of India to use AI to warn users in the Patna region about impending floods. The partnership, which was announced in September, provided its first alert in June. The tech company already provides updates from government agencies, but this is Google's first attempt to predict the time and location of a disaster, as well as its severity. Google is combining machine learning, flood simulations, rainfall records and relevant local information to better inform a country that suffers an estimated 20% of worldwide flood-related fatalities.
Google is working with the Central Water Commission of India to use AI to warn users in the Patna region about impending floods. The partnership, which was announced in June, provided its first alert in September. The tech company already provides updates from government agencies, but this is Google's first attempt to predict the time and location of a disaster, as well as its severity. Google is combining machine learning, flood simulations, rainfall records and relevant local information to better inform a country that suffers an estimated 20% of worldwide flood-related fatalities.