Google details AI-for-science push: genome atlas, WeatherNext 3, 300 languages
davidblack · x · 2026-09-16
Google published an official update on using AI to accelerate science, with Sundar Pichai highlighting recent results:
- AlphaGenome Atlas: mapped all 9B possible single-letter genetic changes across the human genome, openly available to researchers
- WeatherNext 3: its most accurate and capable global weather AI model to date
- AI & Economy ATLAS: an open-access report on how people worldwide use AI
- Translation services now cover nearly 300 languages, spoken by 7B people
The company says it will keep focusing on health, disaster/weather resilience, and economic opportunity.
Related event: Pichai Highlights Google's AI-for-Science Gains, Focuses on Four Areas(2 posts)→
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