Ask HN: AI Projects and Research Ideas for Students Focused on Social Good
Oct 01, 2023 - news.ycombinator.com
The author is an academic and researcher with expertise in text mining and NLP, who is interested in guiding students to explore AI applications for social good. They have access to a number of GPUs at their university, which are often used to train models for various tasks, but these models often don't progress beyond research articles. The author suggests using these resources to benefit society, but notes constraints such as the need for projects to be feasible for students to complete within six months, the requirement for free data licensing for academic research, no budget for additional hardware, and the need for the application to be ethically fair and beneficial to all.
The author is seeking insights, ideas, or resources from the HN community that could help guide their students towards using AI for social good, within the mentioned constraints. They would appreciate any direction to relevant resources or organizations in this domain.
Key takeaways:
The author is an academic and researcher with expertise in text mining and NLP, interested in guiding students to explore AI applications for social good.
The university has a number of GPUs which students use to train models, but most of these models are not utilized beyond research articles.
The author is seeking projects that are feasible for students with knowledge in ML to complete within 6 months, using data licensed for free academic research, without needing additional hardware, and that are ethically fair, transparent, and beneficial to all.
The author is asking the HN community for insights, ideas, or resources to help guide these socially beneficial AI projects.
