Excitement As Google Announces New Tool To Solve Mathematics, Physics Problems With One Click
- Google has now modified its lens to enable users to solve problems in mathematics, Physics, and others
- The update also allows users to take a picture of questions with Google Lens and get the solution done
- The company said the initiative was made possible by leveraging its Multitask Unified Model
Legit.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has over 3-year-experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market
To facilitate problem-solving and visualisation in increasingly complex disciplines such as calculus, geometry, physics, and trigonometry, Google has modified its Lens tool and search engine.
Google made the announcement in a recent blog post.
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This means students and other users can now take a picture with Lens or enter an equation into the search bar to receive the right answer along with a detailed explanation.
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Word problem solutions are also available in the new functionality.
Mathematics and others made easy
Users can access the new update tool by directly putting "math solver" into the search box. However, this feature is limited to desktop users.
It stated that the update will be available on mobile devices before year's end.
Since Lens supports both visual and text component of a problem, it can help students who are having trouble with geometry.
Robert Wong, Google product lead, however, highlighted that Lens can only read "certain triangle problems."
“For our geometry experience, we wanted to focus on a subset of problems that could have a large impact before eventually expanding to cover a more diverse range of geometry problems,”
Wong told Techcruch.
For the physics and geometry solver, Google leveraged its Multitask Unified Model (MUM), which understands specific search queries across various formats, including text, images and videos.
Wong added,
“Language and query understanding are complex challenges that require sophisticated systems to ensure we’re producing the most helpful results — especially in cases where our systems are looking at information in multiple different formats,”
“In this case, these features need to understand information across both text and images to correctly interpret a problem and provide accurate step-by-step responses that include both text and diagrams.”
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The tech company is championing the project through its Startups Accelerator: AI First initiative.
The company explained that the development aims to support African startups looking to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve challenges, especially the ones around them.
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