# Collaborating on a nationwide randomized study of AI in real-world virtual care

DevFeed: [Collaborating on a nationwide randomized study of AI in real-world virtual care](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/collaborating-on-a-nationwide-randomized-study-of-ai-in-real-world-virtual-care-6754.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://research.google/blog/collaborating-on-a-nationwide-randomized-study-of-ai-in-real-world-virtual-care/>)

Published: 2026-02-03T18:15:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The latest research from Google](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-latest-research-from-google.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Conversational AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/conversational-ai.md>), [Generative AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/generative-ai.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

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## AI overview

Google Research and Included Health are launching, pending IRB approval, a prospective nationwide randomized study of conversational AI in real-world virtual care. The study will evaluate safety, utility, and impact at scale, building on earlier research into diagnostic reasoning, physician assistance, and clinical workflows.

## Source excerpt

Generative AI