Google's HeAR AI Detects Tuberculosis Through Sound Analysis

Aug 30, 2024, 06:11 AM

Google, in collaboration with an Indian AI startup, is developing a bioacoustics healthcare model called HeAR. This AI technology is designed to detect diseases by analyzing human sounds such as coughs, sniffles, sneezes, and breathing. The HeAR model has been trained on 300 million audio samples, including 100 million cough sounds, to identify signs of illnesses like tuberculosis using a smartphone. This innovative approach could revolutionize healthcare by enabling early detection of diseases through auditory analysis.