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       Google for Brazil 2024: New AI-powered features, digital training and
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       ### NotebookLM
        
       NotebookLM, a research and writing assistant, is now available in
       Brazil and in Portuguese. Using Gemini 1.5 Pro, the tool can create
       summaries, FAQs, study guides and more based on uploaded documents.
        
       ## AI opportunities
        
       James Manyika, Senior Vice President of Research, Technology &
       Society, shared his vision for AI and how we're working with Brazil to
       tap into this opportunity — including an AI accelerator program to
       support startups. He reinforced our commitment to developing AI to
       positively impact society, from everyday tasks to larger societal
       challenges, like detecting diseases and adapting to climate change.
        
       Royal Hansen, Vice President of Privacy, Safety and Security
       Engineering, described how we're using AI to increase the security of
       products. Gmail's AI-powered defenses, for instance, automatically
       block 99.9% of threats from reaching inboxes. To help us continue
       these important efforts, we're expanding our Privacy, Safety and
       Security team to Brazil, where we'll open a second engineering center
       in 2026.
        
       ## New digital skills training
        
       Since 2017, we've trained more than 3 million people in Brazil in
       digital skills through Grow with Google. Now we're launching two new
       online courses to help Brazilians build in-demand skills: AI
       Essentials teaches participants how to use generative AI tools
       (including how to use them responsibly), while the Cybersecurity
       Career Certificate focuses on cybersecurity analysis and protecting
       networks, devices, people and data. We're donating 70,000 Career
       Certificates scholarships to Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola
       (CIEE) to support young professionals from the Black, Indigenous and
       LGBTQ+ communities.
        
       In addition, we've launched free online courses focused on generative
       AI data analysis on our Cloud Skills Boost program. Over the last year
       and half, more than 45,000 people in Brazil have enrolled in similar
       programs, available free of charge to university and technical school
       students. And in partnership with Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem
       Industrial (Senai), we're developing a new Google Cloud platform that
       uses AI to analyze students' CVs and connect them with potential
       professional opportunities.
        
       ## Our local economic impact
        
       We take pride in helping companies thrive: startups that accelerate in
       our Google for Startups programs, developers who bring their games to
       the world through Google Play, companies that connect with more
       consumers using Google Ads, content creators who give voice to
       Brazilians on YouTube, and much more.
        
       In 2023, we contributed more than 188 billion reais to the Brazilian
       economy through our platforms, including Search, Google Ads, AdSense,
       YouTube, Google Cloud and Google Play. And through the tax incentive
       law, we invested millions in 21 social projects across 19 states and
       143 cities. One of them, from the Vaga Lume Association, will build
       libraries and train mediators to encourage reading in communities in
       the Legal Amazon.
        
       All of these announcements build on our commitment to generate
       positive social, environmental and economic impact in Brazil. And with
       the latest advancements in AI, we'll continue innovating alongside the
       people of Brazil — a country we've been lucky to call home for almost
       20 years.
        
        
        
        
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