Google Lens, the company’s computer vision-powered app that scans objects and brings up relevant information, is now able to search for skin conditions, like moles and rashes. “Uploading a picture or photo through Lens will kick off a search for visual matches, which will also work for other physical maladies that you might not be sure how to describe with words (like a bump on the lip, a line on nails or hair loss),” reports TechCrunch. From the report: It’s a step short of the AI-driven app Google launched in 2021 to diagnose skin, hair and nail conditions. That app, which debuted first in the E.U., faced barriers to entry in the U.S., where it would have had to have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. (Google declined to seek approval.) Still, the Lens feature might be useful for folks deciding whether to seek medical attention or over-the-counter treatments. Lens integration with Google Bard is also coming soon. “Users will be able to include images in their Bard prompts and Lens will work behind the scenes to help Bard make sense of what’s being shown,” reports TechCrunch.

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