How AI is helping advance the science of bioacoustics to save endangered species — Google DeepMind

Our new Perch model helps conservationists analyze audio faster to protect endangered species, from Hawaiian honeycreepers to coral reefs. One of the ways scientists protect the health of our planet’s wild ecosystems is by using microphones (or underwater hydrophones) to collect vast amounts of audio dense with vocalizations from birds, frogs, insects, whales, fish and…

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Aeneas transforms how historians connect the past — Google DeepMind

Introducing the first model for contextualizing ancient inscriptions, designed to help historians better interpret, attribute and restore fragmentary texts. Writing was everywhere in the Roman world — etched onto everything from imperial monuments to everyday objects. From political graffiti, love poems and epitaphs to business transactions, birthday invitations and magical spells, inscriptions offer modern historians…

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Advanced version of Gemini with Deep Think officially achieves gold-medal standard at the International Mathematical Olympiad — Google DeepMind

Acknowledgements We thank the International Mathematical Olympiad organization for their support. This project was a large-scale collaboration, and its success is due to the combined efforts of many individuals and teams. Thang Luong led the overall technical direction for IMO 2025 effort and co-led with Edward Lockhart on the overall coordination. The leads and key…

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Exploring the context of online images with Backstory — Google DeepMind

Acknowledgements We would like to thank Zoubin Ghahramani, Helen King, Rahul Sukthankar, Raia Hadsell, and Chandu Thota for their leadership and support. This work was done thanks to the contributions of Mevan Babakar, Hannah Forbes-Pollard, Nikki Hariri, Thomas Leung, Nick Dufour, Ben Usman, Min Ma, Steve Pucci, Spudde Childs, Kate Harrison, Alanna Slocum, Reza Aghajani,…

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AlphaEarth Foundations helps map our planet in unprecedented detail — Google DeepMind

New AI model integrates petabytes of Earth observation data to generate a unified data representation that revolutionizes global mapping and monitoring Every day, satellites capture information-rich images and measurements, providing scientists and experts with a nearly real-time view of our planet. While this data has been incredibly impactful, its complexity, multimodality and refresh rate creates…

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The RAM shortage could last years

According to Nikkei Asia, even as suppliers ramp up DRAM production, manufacturers are only expected to meet 60 percent of demand by the end of 2027. SK Group chairman has even said that shortages could last until 2030. The world’s largest memory makers — Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron — are all working to add…

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Introducing Gemma 3n: The developer guide

The first Gemma model launched early last year and has since grown into a thriving Gemmaverse of over 160 million collective downloads. This ecosystem includes our family of over a dozen specialized models for everything from safeguarding to medical applications and, most inspiringly, the countless innovations from the community. From innovators like Roboflow building enterprise…

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