Google is working with pharmacists to develop an artificial intelligence model for Google Lens that will be able to decipher illegible handwriting, including notes and prescriptions written by doctors.
Google showcased the feature at its annual conference in India on Monday. Users need to take a picture of the recipe or download it from the media library. Once the image is processed, the program will detect and highlight the medication mentioned in the prescription.
Details about when the new feature will appear were not disclosed, only saying that “a lot still needs to be done before this system is ready for the real world.”
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Google Lens is a multipurpose AI-based object recognition tool that can be used to identify products, plant or animal species, and translate.
Google Lens has a multi-search feature that allows you to search by image and text query at the same time
The Google Lens app could already be used to digitally transcribe handwritten notes, although the feature still depends heavily on how legible the handwriting is. The feature requires the latest version of Google Chrome and the standalone Google Lens app on Android or the Google app on iOS (where Lens can be accessed via a button next to the search bar). You also need to sign in to the same Google account on both devices.
How to use: just point the camera at any handwritten text, highlight it on the screen and click Copy. You can then go to any Google Docs document, click Edit, then Paste.
