Google wants to use AI to diagnose your skin condition

Is that red spot on your arm just a pimple, or something more serious? Google wants to answer that for you with the help of artificial intelligence. 

The search giant’s new dermatology feature, unveiled this week, uses machine learning to identify 288 different skin ailments ranging from acne to melanoma based on user-submitted photographs.  “In a matter of seconds, you will have a list of possible matching dermatological conditions,” said Dr. Karen DeSalvo, the company’s chief health officer and a former assistant secretary of health under the Obama administration, adding that the tool will be “inclusive of a range of skin types and tones.”