Getting Started – AI in Action

Are you ready to change the world with technology and artificial intelligence?

Are you ready to learn?

In this course, you will learn how to make a mobile or web app that uses artificial intelligence to help others . You can submit your project to our Technovation Girls annual challenge or there are many other competitions you where you can submit your work.

Are you ready to fix problems?

Climate change

drought
volunteers at food drive

Volunteer opportunities

Helping people with disabilities

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slum

Poverty

LET'S GET STARTED!

Many problem solvers before you made a difference in the world of computers

Emma Yang

“It was almost like Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, I suddenly felt that I could have super powers through coding, it was magical! I started to realize that coding can really change the world, whether it’s a tool, an education app or a health tracking device. All of them have the potential to change people’s lives.”

WHAT WILL YOU CREATE?

You (and your teammates) will find a problem in your community to solve.

And you will solve it with these!

 
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Artificial Intelligence

Learn the basics of Artificial Intelligence and how to use it to solve real world problems.

You’ll gain real world experience by leveraging AI to tackle real problems in your community.

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Mobile or Web App

Learn to create a mobile app using block-based or text-based coding languages..

The app should should help to solve your community problem.

checklist

You will wrap everything into a business idea, get REAL users to give you feedback, and pitch your solution to others:

  1. Project name and 100 word description
    Plus
    How you considered ethics when developing your app (150 words)
  2. Pitch video – all about the problem you are solving and how
  3. Technical video – how you made your app, how it works, how you tested it 
  4. Team photo and summary about your team
  5. Your source code  – the code behind your project or app
  6. Business Canvas (Sr. Div) concise view of your business plans or
    User Adoption Plan (Jr. Div) plan for how to attract users to your app
  7. Learning Journey essay with 2-6 pictures that describe your Technovation journey

More information on Technovation submission requirements can be found here.

If you need more inspiration, check out this Pitch Video for Aboat Time, an app that measures the quality of a lake by the amount of birdsong identified.