Strengthening Singapore’s AI Future: A New National Partnership
Google DeepMind and Singapore partner to apply frontier AI to address complex challenges across health, education, and sustainability and more.
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Google DeepMind has launched new programs in Singapore as part of a national partnership with the Singapore Government to apply frontier AI to healthcare, education, and workforce development. The partnership aims to address real-world challenges by combining AI capabilities with local expertise, with a stated goal of creating economic value through faster research and development by a future year. Specific initiatives include exploring AI systems to support doctors in patient care, advancing infectious disease research, developing tools for vision-impaired athletes, and training local researchers on AI tools for scientific discovery. The work is framed as part of Google DeepMind's broader effort to deploy AI responsibly at scale for economic growth and public benefit across Singapore's communities.
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