Google Earth AI tracks disease outbreaks before they spread
Google just partnered with the WHO to deploy Earth AI tools that spot disease outbreaks early. Testing during the DRC Ebola outbreak, its Geospatial Reasoning agent identified 48 exposed settlements and over 45,500 at-risk people in minutes rather than weeks. Why it matters: Pairing planetary models with mobility data flips public health from scrambling after viruses to cutting them off weeks ahead.