Google is turning its vast public data trove into a goldmine for AI with the debut of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server — enabling developers, data scientists, and AI agents to access real-world statistics using natural language and better train AI systems.
Launched in 2018, Google’s Data Commons organizes public datasets from a range of sources , including government surveys, local administrative data, and statistics from global bodies such as the United Nations. With the release of the MCP Server, this data is now accessible via natural language, allowing developers to integrate it into AI agents or applications.
AI systems are often trained on noisy, unverified web data. Combined with their tendency to “fill in the blanks” when sources are lacking, this leads t