Today, Artificial intelligence is one of the primary tools Google employs to “provide actionable information that can help Canadians stay safe and enable communities to plan ahead,” writes Jeanette Patell, Google Canada’s director of government affairs and public policy.The Christie Mountain wildfire burns along Skaha Lake near Penticton, B.C., on Aug. 19, 2020.
Canadians are no strangers to extreme weather. This year’s Emergency Preparedness Week theme is Be Prepared. Know Your Risks, which encourages Canadians to understand potential environmental risks in their communities and learn what actions they can take to protect themselves and their families. Every day at Google, we aim to make the world’s information universally accessible and useful. In emergency situations, this mission is even more critical. That’s why for over a decade we’ve been partnering with those on the front lines to develop technology and programs that help keep people safe, informed, and out of harm’s way.
Today, Artificial intelligence is one of the primary tools we employ to provide actionable information that can help Canadians stay safe and enable communities to plan ahead. Our bold, responsible and collaborative approach to AI enables leading edge tools for alerts, flood forecasting, wildfire tracking, and extreme heat adaptation, among other things. These AI-powered tools are already being used by first responders and communities to mitigate risks and manage disasters effectively.