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Home»Search by Region»Africa»ICFJ Leap Innovation Lab 2023 Solutions Challenge on AI & Disinformation

ICFJ Leap Innovation Lab 2023 Solutions Challenge on AI & Disinformation

Jude OgarAugust 25, 20232 Mins Read
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Deadline: September 3, 2023

Are you passionate about the intersection of journalism and technology? Do you believe in a future where AI amplifies the truth, rather than distorts it? Apply now for the ICFJ Leap Innovation Lab 2023 Solutions Challenge on AI & Disinformation.

ICFJ’s Leap innovation lab is offering a 12-week program on using AI to combat disinformation. The program is free but requires your enthusiasm and time commitment. There will be an opportunity to receive a development grant at the end of the program to build out your idea.

Program Details

  • Explore (four weeks): Two workshops a week with experts in the field to map the landscape, identify needs and introduce new tools to address them.
  • Sprint (three weeks including half-days on Saturdays): An intensive Design Thinking process to rapidly develop and test a project or a product prototype. 
  • Develop (four weeks): Teams work with mentors to develop their ideas enough to integrate into their newsrooms or pitch it to a funder for further development. They will provide grants to build out the best ideas.

Benefits

  • Collaborate with a diverse group of journalists, technologists, and product specialists.
  • Access cutting-edge tools like GPTZero’s APIs, Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative, and Google’s Claim Review.
  • Innovate solutions to detect AI-manipulated content, safeguard genuine news, champion ethical AI use in newsrooms, and fast-track fact-checking.

Eligibility

They encourage small teams from the same organization to apply together so they can better implement what they create. But they also accept applications from individuals to form a group around a common goal.

Leap is right for you if you are a journalist, technologist or product person who:

  • Can identify a journalism challenge and work to solve it with AI tools.
  • Likes to collaborate with others.
  • Wants to be a changemaker.
  • Is ready to commit at least three hours a week.
  • Is willing to share your product or outcomes with the journalistic community.
  • Is fluent in English.

Application

The sessions are virtual. Participation requires:

  • Two 90-minutes sessions per week: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 – 10:30 am ET
  • Three half-day sessions Saturday in October for the Sprint

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Solutions Challenge.

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