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Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion
The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and data.org have launched the Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion Challenge (AI2AI Challenge), a global call for innovative AI solutions aimed at promoting inclusion and economic empowerment. This challenge is an opportunity for visionaries and technologists to harness the power of artificial intelligence to advance inclusive economic growth, promote inclusion, and address inequalities for individuals and communities worldwide.
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, it is crucial to ensure that AI solutions benefit all sectors of society, especially the underserved. The AI2AI Challenge focuses on creating AI applications that are climate-aware, gender-equitable, racially sensitive, and locally informed, adhering to responsible AI principles and practices. Dasra will provide regional support to ensure the success of this initiative.
Key Considerations of the Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion Challenge
The AI2AI Challenge employs the following design philosophy to modulate the application and selection processes, encouraging applicants from communities and environments marked by systemic inequities and digital disparities:
- Serving the Public Good: Proposed AI solutions should aim to transform society positively, uplift lives, and promote economic growth for individuals in underserved communities without further widening the digital divide.
- Community-Driven AI: Proposals should position communities as active drivers of the design and application of inclusive AI, ensuring that AI advancements do not exacerbate existing inequalities.
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Principles: The challenge seeks proposals from a diverse range of communities often excluded from the AI for social impact conversation.
- Democratizing AI Services: The goal is to provide AI services and solutions to historically underserved populations by mobilizing resources such as award money, technical assistance, and access to an enabling environment to support the advancement of their AI solutions.
- Innovative Approaches to Technological Challenges: Recognizing the infrastructural challenges in many parts of the world, the challenge encourages solutions that offer new approaches or elevate existing technologies to overcome these barriers.
Application and Selection Process
The AI2AI Challenge aims to democratize AI and make it accessible to those who need it most. The application process is designed to be inclusive, encouraging participation from diverse communities. The selection process will focus on the potential of the AI solutions to bring about positive social impact, their adherence to responsible AI principles, and their capability to address systemic inequities and digital disparities.
Benefits for Participants in the Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion
- Funding: Successful applicants will receive financial support to develop and scale their AI solutions.
- Technical Assistance: Access to technical expertise and resources to help refine and implement AI solutions.
- Networking Opportunities: Connection with a global network of AI and social impact professionals.
- Visibility: Increased visibility and recognition for their innovative solutions.
Deadline and How to Apply
The deadline for applications is July 18, 2024. Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by visiting the official application page here.
For more information and detailed application guidelines, visit the Official Webpage of the Mastercard data.org AI2AI Challenge.
This challenge is a unique opportunity for innovators to contribute to the global effort of using AI to drive inclusive economic growth and social equity. By participating in the AI2AI Challenge, you can be a part of a transformative initiative that aims to create a more inclusive and equitable future for all. Apply today and make a difference!
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