Applications are open for “AI and the News: An Open Challenge” organized and funded by the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative. This challenge is open for journalists, designers, technologists, activists, entrepreneurs, artists, lawyers from a variety of communities around the world.
This open challenge, which will award up to $750,000 to a range of projects, is seeking fresh and experimental approaches to addressing four specific problems at the intersection of AI and the news.
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Who May Eligible:
To eligible, the candidates must be following all the eligibility criteria:
- Anyone, anywhere, of any age.
- The challenge is open to journalists, designers, technologists, engineers, activists, entrepreneurs, artists, lawyers.
- Anyone who thinks they have a good idea about addressing these problems that may not have been tried before, anywhere in the world.
How to Apply & Competitions Rules:
To win the competition you need to do register through the given link:
https://aiethicsinitiative.submittable.com/signup
Benefits:
- Winners will receive a share of $750,000 for early-stage projects that address one of the four problem areas outlined in our challenge brief.
- They anticipate that winning ideas will be awarded anywhere from $75,000 to $200,000 to test, refine and build out a project.
Application Deadline:
The AI and News Open Challenge open from Sept. 12, 2018, at 9 a.m. ET until Oct. 12, 2018, at 11:59 p.m.
Apply Now
Submit questions to challenge@aiethicsinitiative.org.