FW: Announcing 66 finalists in the AI and the News Open Challenge

FYI – the finalists are listed at https://aiethicsinitiative.org/news/2018/12/3/meet-the-66-finalists-in-the-ai-and-the-news-open-challenge 

 

From: Paul Cheung, Knight Foundation <web@knightfoundation.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 12:20 PM
To: owen.ambur@verizon.net
Subject: Announcing 66 finalists in the AI and the News Open Challenge

 








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Owen,

Today, we’re excited to share the  <https://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaad&id=5c446a0cef&e=b2897bec6c> 66 finalists in the AI and the News Open Challenge,which is investing $750,000 in ideas that shape the impact artificial intelligence has on the news and information landscape.
 
The finalists come from around the world and across universities, newsrooms, start-ups and major policy centers. Their projects address a range of topics, but demonstrate a keen interest in making AI work for unique community and cultural contexts, for using multidisciplinary solutions to this multifaceted issue, and more.

You can  <https://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaad&id=199e1db58b&e=b2897bec6c> read all about them on the site of the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative, which led this challenge in coordination with the anchor institutions leading the initiative, the MIT Media Lab and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Winners will be announced next year.

A big thank you to the 500 applicants who submitted their ideas, and shared their concerns about the future of AI and its impact. 
 
Best,
Tim Hwang
Director
Ethics and Governance in AI Initiative
 
Paul Cheung
Director, Journalism and Technology Innovation
Knight Foundation
  

 



 <https://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaad&id=f594cfc904&e=b2897bec6c> Meet the finalists 

 


 

 








 


 


 


 

 




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