Google is getting better at reading handwriting. The company has been working on a technology that can identify different types of handwriting, and it has now released a beta version of the software to developers. The software is designed to help Google understand how people write, and it can be used to improve the accuracy of search results, identify potential errors in text data, and more. The technology was first developed by Google research team member Jiankang Chen. Chen said that the software is still in its early stages, but he believes that it could be used to improve the accuracy of search results, identify potential errors in text data, and more.
Google has announced in its annual India event that it’s working with pharmacists to decipher the handwriting of doctors, and make prescriptions easier to read with the help of technology. To that effect, the company is working on a solution that will allow you to upload a picture of a prescription and have Google decode it and give you the names of the prescribed medicines, as well as their dosage and instructions.
Google makes it clear that “no decision will be made solely based on the output provided by this technology.” Instead, this is made to help pharmacists that are trying, and struggling, to read prescriptions — if they have doubts over specific items in the prescription, Google’s AI magic can help them double-check and make sure that you’re actually getting what your doctor prescribed for you.
Once this rolls out, your pharmacist’s life should be made a little easier, although they might still need to call your doctor for triple-checking every once in a while.
Source: TechCrunch
