Exploring Google's Innovative AI Sound Technology for Health Monitoring
Friday, 30 August 2024, 14:30
Understanding Google's Bioacoustics AI
Google's bioacoustics-based AI, known as HeAR (Health Acoustic Representations), identifies early illness indicators through sound analysis. Trained on 300 million audio samples from various sources, it can discern vital health information from coughs and breaths.
The Mechanics of HeAR
- The AI model detects subtle changes in coughing patterns, aiding in disease diagnosis.
- Cough sounds are particularly focused on tuberculosis detection.
- HeAR collaborates with India's Salcit Technologies, leveraging their app, Swaasa, for improved accuracy.
Challenges and the Future
While promising, this technology encounters challenges like background noise affecting analyses. Nonetheless, the potential of AI in healthcare through sound displays transformative capabilities.
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