Our mission is to drive breakthroughs that benefit society, businesses, and Google products.
Amplifying human ingenuity
As we realize new possibilities with AI, we maintain a human-centered approach. We advance scientific progress by publishing hundreds of papers each year and collaborating with universities, NGOs, partners, and communities worldwide. Our goal is to build a world where AI is more than a tool: it’s an essential partner for researchers, scientists, clinicians, teachers, users, and businesses.
The magic cycle of research is accelerating. Research breakthroughs are leading to greater impact on products, science, and society—with greater opportunities for AI to amplify human ingenuity and capacity.
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May 28 · BLOG
A New Era of Innovation: Google Research at I/O 2026
May 27 · BLOG
Private analytics via zero-trust aggregation
May 19 · BLOG
Empirical Research Assistance (ERA): From Nature publication to catalyzing Computational Discovery
May 01 · BLOG
Catalyzing scientific impact through global partnerships and open resources
April 29 · BLOG
Four ways Google Research scientists have been using Empirical Research Assistance
April 22 · BLOG
It's all about the angle: Your photos, re-composedOur research drives real-world change
Computational Discovery
Discover models and algorithms to accelerate your research, built with ERA Empirical Research Assistance and AlphaEvolve
Express interest-
blog New updates and more access to Google Earth AI
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Video Watch how Google Earth AI is transforming planetary data into actionable intelligence
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publication Discover how Google is Unlocking Geospatial Insights with Foundation Models and Cross-Modal Reasoning
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demo Watch how Google's Geospatial Reasoning uses AI agents to analyze Hurricane Helena's projected landfall
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One research paper started it all
The research we do today becomes the Google of the future. Google itself began with a research paper, published in 1998, and was the foundation of Google Search. Our ongoing research over the past 25 years has transformed not only the company, but how people are able to interact with the world and its information.
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Responsible research is at the heart of what we do
The impact we create from our research has the potential to reach billions of people. That's why everything we do is guided by methodology that is grounded in responsible practices and thorough consideration.
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