IBM announced a competition for the creation of artificial intelligence with a prize of $ 5 million

Fund XPrize and IBM officially launched a large-scale competition for the creation of artificial intelligence. At stake is $ 5 million. Called "IBM Watson AI XPRIZE: Cognitive Computing Competition", it was announced this morning in TED-2016.

What is it?

Teams from all over the world are invited to use the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct a brainstorming session to address some of the planet's most pressing problems.

"XPrize believes that artificial intelligence is the best tool in our tools for solving world problems," says Stephanie Vander, lead organizer of XPrize in an interview with IFLScience.

What problems will the developers solve?

This is what distinguishes this contest from the other XPrize competitions. This time, the participants design their own solution, unless the guideline is that it should ensure the cooperation of man and artificial intelligence.

Timing

Although the winners will not be announced until 2020, each year the teams will compete for intermediate prizes and passing to the contest next year.

Although the ultimate goal is to stimulate innovation in the field of artificial intelligence and maintain a competitive spirit, Wander also hopes that with the help of the competition it will be possible to get people to perceive AI in a more positive way.

The three finalists will go side by side to TED-2020, where they present their designs and try to convince the audience of TED and the judges that they are worthy of victory.

What is the essence of

In general, XPrize's hope is double: technical progress and a positive shift in the perception of artificial intelligence.

"The history of AI is very black and white, and we want it to become more colorful," Vander said. "Artificial intelligence is too important to not develop it."

XPrize will announce the full terms of the competition in May. But interested participants can already register in advance.