If the impact of changing technologies on society worries you, fear nothing. Google has dug into its pockets to fund a number of initiatives in hopes of taking advantage of advances in artificial intelligence. The huge fund is part of Google's AI Impact Challenge, which has invited organizations from around the world to submit their ideas on how they might use AI to address societal challenges. And Google took the opportunity to announce the winners today at its Google I/O 2019 conference. The grants total €25 million (roughly £19 million / €36 million), shared by 20 organizations around the world, from London to Lebanon. Some, like Hand Talk, are focusing on artificial intelligence language skills, developing programs to translate Portuguese into Brazilian Sign Language. Others are looking to develop monitoring tools to improve irrigation for local farmers (American University of Beirut), improve landslide forecasting (Pennsylvania State University), monitor health Rainforest Connection) or help refugees access career opportunities in the EU (Skilllab BV).Grant recipients will benefit from mentoring from Google's AI experts, credits and advice from Google's cloud computing platform, as well as "the opportunity to join a custom Google accelerator program." Launchpad Developers."