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.
Accelerator benefits
Selected organizations in the program will have access to:
Up to $50,000 funding
This is why weGrant funding to the value of $35,000 with a further $50,000 each for the top three best-performing organizations. get out of bed every morning. Everything we do enables one, or a million more life-improving conversations.
OpenAI API credits
Access to a share of $ 500,000 in OpenAI API credits
OpenAI and Turn.io support
Technical, strategic and governance support from expert advisors at OpenAI and Turn.io
Mentorship
Mentorship & guidance as they build their AI-enabled chat service
Peer learning
Peer learning opportunities from the broader Chat for Impact Accelerator Alumni
Post-program support
Post-program support to sustain and grow momentum
Turn.io license
Turn.io software license for six months valued at $ 3,000
We are looking for impact-driven organizations working in health, education and economic mobility with a well-defined theory of change or business case.
Selection criteria
- 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).
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Aditi Dimri, PhD, Saraswati Chandra, IIT
Co Founder Cranberry Fit
Programme mentors
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Pippa Yeats
Chief Strategy Officer, Turn.io
Behavioural change, service design and gender expert.
Pippa Yeats
Chief Strategy Officer, Turn.io
Behavioural change, service design and gender expert.
Pippa Yeats
Chief Strategy Officer, Turn.io
Behavioural change, service design and gender expert.
Pippa Yeats
Chief Strategy Officer, Turn.io
Behavioural change, service design and gender expert.
Don’t miss a chance. Apply now for GenAI Accelerator '24 before Dec 7
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Gustav Praekelt,
co-founder, Turn.io
"We’re thrilled to announce the Chat for Impact: GenAI Accelerator at a time of immense potential for innovative AI-supported chat solutions that can push the boundaries and make meaningful conversations more efficient, streamlined and scalable to transform lives positively."
We look forward to scaling the impact of change together – for those who need it most.
Chat for Impact Accelerator Alumni
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