{"id":41956,"date":"2021-03-31T09:56:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/?guid=1858f2bd59d2461ba91816624eafa212"},"modified":"2021-03-31T09:56:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:56:59","slug":"google-stack-is-an-ai-powered-document-scanning-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/google-stack-is-an-ai-powered-document-scanning-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Stack is an AI-powered document scanning app"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n Bobby Hellard<\/a><\/span>
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Google has built an AI-powered app that lets users scan physical documents and automatically organise them into\u00a0Google Drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Stacks” can analyse bills, receipts and any paper documents you have laying around the house and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to scan and categorise before turning them\u00a0into a PDF.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nUsers only have to take a photo of their document as the programme can automate the rest. It identifies important information within the document, such as a “due date” or “total amount due”, and these bits of information\u00a0can then be used to help store and search for the documents, with the app auto-generating\u00a0names\u00a0based on its content.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The idea comes from Christopher Pedregal, whose\u00a0ed-tech<\/a>\u00a0startup\u00a0Socratic was acquired by Google back in 2018. Socratic used Google’s computer vision and language understanding to make learning tools for high school students. The project\u00a0was developed by Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120, and pulled in members of the tech giant’s DocAI team – which has AI programmes for analysing documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The app is currently available on Android – free and without in-app purchases – and Google will wait to assess user feedback before launching a version on other platforms, such as iOS. Currently, the Android version can scan a range of different sized documents, such as utility bills, shopping receipts and even identification papers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stacks was not the only new\u00a0AI-based<\/a>\u00a0tool Google is showed off on Wednesday as\u00a0Google Maps<\/a>\u00a0has also added a slew of new features. The first is ‘Live View’, which uses augmented reality to help users navigate indoor spaces such as airports or shopping centres. It uses ‘billions’ of Street View images to provide live information for a user as they walk through a building, and graphics\u00a0will mark out where toilets are or the path to the check-in desk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Maps can also now offer up ‘eco-friendly’ routes for motorists that optimise fuel consumption based on factors like road incline and travel congestion. Currently, the map updates are available in the US only.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bobby Hellard<\/p>\n

31 Mar, 2021 <\/p>\n

Google has built an AI-powered app that lets users scan physical documents and automatically organise them into\u00a0Google Drive.
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