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As we continue our "Powering AI Through Crowdsourcing" blog series, learn about Jeff Bezos's first major philanthropy initiative, which will be guided by crowdsourcing and AI technology

Powering AI Through Crowdsourcing #3: Jeff Bezos Taps AI Company to Inform Philanthropy | SensisChallenges In June, Amazon’s Founder & CEO Jeff Bezos launched a crowdsourcing campaign

The National Day of Civic Hacking brought together innovators from around the country to tackle governemnts' greatest challenges. Fore a recap of the events that took place in Washington, D.C. at the Sibley Innovation Hub, click here.

National Day of Civic Hacking Brings Open Government to the Forefront | SensisChallenges On September 23rd, cities from around the United States participated in the National Day of Civic Hacking, a series of volunteer hackathon events designed to facilitate private-public sector collaboration and problem solving by introducing technologists to government innovation opportunities. Each h...

As part of our "Powering AI Through Crowdsourcing" blog series, learn how District Department of Transportation and Mayor Bowser are leveraging crowdsourcing to prevent traffic deaths in Washington, D.C.

Powering AI Through Crowdsourcing #2: Preventing Traffic Deaths in Washington, D.C. | SensisChallenges Road traffic is the 9th leading cause of death every year. It is responsible for taking 1 million lives around the world each year, 30,000 of which occur in the United States.

We are pleased to announce the completion of another successful crowdsourcing challenge with the CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network! Meet the three winners of the 'Enviro Health App Challenge' and learn how they are helping us better understand potential health hazards caused by location-specific environmental conditions. https://goo.gl/1GeikM

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry is increasingly adopting crowdsourcing as a way to accelerate its development. To further explore this relationship, we're publishing a blog series that will feature different examples of crowdsourcing's vital role in the AI boom.

Our first post discusses how crowdsourcing is currently being leveraged to solve one of AI's greatest challenges, the 'analogy gap.' Check it out here:

Powering AI Through Crowdsourcing #1: Overcoming one of AI's Greatest Obstacles | SensisChallenges Since the invention of the Turing machine in the early 20th century, computers have become increasingly adept at crunching massive collections of data. Under the guidance of Moore’s Law, modern computers are now a trillion-fold more powerful as scientists continue to pack more punch into microchips.