Call For Applications: Chat for Impact GenAI Accelerator 2024 (up to $35,000)

The first Chat for Impact GenAI Accelerator will amplify the impact of ten organizations, assisting them in creating and implementing innovative LLM-powered chat solutions in the fields of education, healthcare, and economic mobility.

This 8-week program is designed to explore and harness the potential of Generative AI, utilizing GenAI techniques to expedite the design, testing, launch, and secure scaling of AI-supported chat solutions. Throughout the program, participants will engage in weekly lessons encompassing topics such as crafting impactful AI-supported chat services with LLMs, ensuring AI safety and equity, measuring and evaluating impact, scaling solutions, and addressing technical considerations.

The GenAI accelerator will culminate in a Demo Day where the cohort will present their AI-supported chat solutions to the wider Chat for Impact Community and potential investors, showcasing the outcome of their innovation and efforts.

Eligibility Criteria:

• They are looking for impact-driven organizations working in health, education and economic mobility with a well-defined theory of change or business case.
• Organizations should be committed to leveraging AI to support a secure, private and personalized chat service.
• They should demonstrate a strong commitment to building real-world applications and possess the organizational capacity to engage in the accelerator program and sustain the service long-term.
• Candidates for the program need to have existing digital services in production (not necessarily AI-powered).

Selection Criteria

The following criteria will be of importance:

• Proven track record in scaling social impact solutions.
• ‍Business Case / Theory of Change for how AI chat solutions will drive positive change.
• Working in the Education, Health or Economic Mobility sectors.
• ‍Willingness to use WhatsApp for their chat service.
• ‍Organisational Capacity to develop and manage the chat service.
• Business strategy for sustaining impact after the accelerator.
• ‍Has an existing digital service or has prior experience in digital services (AI not required).

Benefits:

Selected organizations in the program will have access to:

• Grant funding to the value of $35,000 with a further $50,000 each for the top three best-performing organizations.
• Access to a share of $500,000 in OpenAI API credits.
• Technical, strategic and governance support from expert advisors at OpenAI and Turn.io.
• Mentorship & guidance as they build their AI-enabled chat service.
• Peer learning opportunities from the broader Chat for Impact Accelerator Alumni.
• Post-program support to sustain and grow momentum.
• Turn.io software license for six months valued at $3,000.

Deadline: March 31, 2024

Click HERE to Apply