The purpose of this campaign is to encourage more individuals to make use of Google’s image-recognition engine, which can also analyze street scenes and locate clothing items that are comparable to those that can be bought online.
Google Lens, the visual search tool developed by the business, may now be used to determine the underlying cause of a rash or other skin condition.
Using the Google Lens app, take a picture of the area that is giving you trouble, and the company will try its best to identify the problem for you. In a blog post (Opens in a new window), the company said that “it can be hard to do with words alone to describe an odd mole or rash on your skin.” You now have the ability, thanks to a new function in Lens, to seek up skin conditions that are aesthetically comparable to the one you are now experiencing.
Even while a doctor should always be contacted for the most accurate diagnosis, the Google Lens app could be beneficial in pointing users in the right direction when it comes to receiving the necessary treatment for less serious conditions. The technology operates by capturing a picture of the region that is being impacted and comparing it to a database of other photographs that are comparable.
According to Google, this feature “also works if you’re not sure how to describe something else on your body,” which may refer to a bump on the lip, a line on the nails, or hair loss on the head, among other things.
In spite of the fact that we are unable to testify to the dependability of the technology, it may provide a look into the future of study in the medical field. Users have already brought to light the possibility that the Google Lens capability may be used in tandem with a medically-trained artificial intelligence chatbot such as Google Bard.
Google Lens has been updated with this new feature with the expectation that it will result in an increase in the number of people using the app. The internet giant outlines how Google Lens can be used to perform everything from translate foreign street signs to identify clothing you observed while shopping in a blog post that was released on Wednesday. The piece was published on Google’s official blog. The Google Lens app is available as a separate download for users of Android, while users of iOS may use it as part of the Google app.
