Introducing Groundsource: Turning news reports into data with Gemini
March 12, 2026
Oleg Zlydenko, Software Engineer, Rotem Mayo, Software Engineer, and Deborah Cohen, Research Scientist, Google Research
Today, we’re introducing Groundsource, a new scalable methodology that leverages Gemini to transform unstructured global news into actionable, historical data. Our first, open-access Groundsource ...
The Groundsource project represents a fascinating, if somewhat cautiously optimistic, attempt to address a critical weakness in our ability to predict and respond to natural disasters – the overwhelming scarcity of verifiable historical data. The core innovation—leveraging Gemini to sift through the noise of global news—is undeniably ambitious, and the reported 60-82% accuracy rate suggests a functional, if not yet perfectly robust, system. However, several patterns emerge that warrant careful s...
