SXSW 2020

XPRIZE & AI for Good: Tackling Today's Challenges

Description:

XPRIZE runs large prize competitions to enable breakthroughs & accelerate the future. Over the last 20 years XPRIZE has run/awarded prizes in ocean mapping, education, and transforming carbon emissions. Since 2016 XPRIZE has operated the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition. This is a $5 million global competition challenging teams to apply AI to different challenges facing humanity. Currently the competition fields 30+ teams from 10 different countries working on a wide-array of AI-based solutions attempting to solve issues in mental health, education, environment, etc. Our proposed panel will feature the three finalist teams (selected by our judging panel in February 2020). The panel focuses on AI for Good (including the future of it) and what it takes to operate a start-up in the new space.

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https://app.frame.io/reviews/b25bc6e7-68c3-43ae-a087-0f52d40b1814/ad9ba23b-8e8d-422c-a204-d1b13497b11d (Password: happiness)

Takeaways

  1. An understanding of the AI for Good landscape (including the future of the movement). This will include a takeaway on the diversity of solutions.
  2. An understanding of how humans & machines (AI specifically) can work together to build a better future. The future of AI doesn't have to be dystopian.
  3. The role of everyone in helping to accelerate the AI for Good dialogue - from AI engineers to mission driven organizations to dataset owners.

Speakers

  • Devin Krotman, Director, XPRIZE
  • Amir Banifatemi, GM of Innovation & Growth, XPRIZE

Organizer

Devin Krotman, Director, XPRIZE

Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Fantastic Future
  • Track 2
  • Level: Beginner
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