MIT LIDS Mixer for Foundations of AI Ventures
Foundations of AI Ventures: A Studio Approach
Course: MAS.665 15.375 / EC.731 IDS.865
Instructors: Ramesh Raskar (Media Lab), Pulkit Agrawal (CSAIL), Sertac Karaman (LIDS)
Leaders: David Blundin, John Werner, Sandy Pentland, Hossein Rahnama, Beth Porter, Mark Weber, Santanu Bhattacharya and more
Class Schedule: Beginning Sept 5th, Thursdays 10 AM-12 noon
Location: Room E14-633 at MIT Media Lab
Website: https://aiforimpact.github.io/
Video summary of Fall 2023 course: Welcome to MIT AI Venture Studio
Prerequisites:
Step 1: Questionnaire (Link 1) complete before Sept 5th
Step 2: Finishing the Online AI and blockchain course (Link 2) by Sept 12th
The rapid developments in AI can enable or accelerate major positive impact throughout the world. This semester’s course will be structured as a “Venture Studio” with mentors and engagement with Scientists, VCs, CEOs, and Academics. Companies include DeepMind, Google AI, Cohere, Hugging Face, Meta, etc.
MIT co-instructors include Pattie Maes, Daniela Rus, Roz Picard, Devavrat Shah, Cynthia Breazeal, Hari Balakrishnan. Previous guest speakers included Peter Diamandis, Lex Fridman, Vinod Khosla, Grace Isaford, Neha Narula, Steve Jurvetson, Paul English, Calvin Chin, Jason Pontin, Bilal Zuberi, and more.
The course will focus on data and AI-centric technologies such as identity, privacy tech, foundation models, LLMs, CV, blockchain, VR/AR, and Web3. See the demo day video and projects from previous editions of this class on the website https://aiforimpact.github.io/
Course formerly known as (AI for Impact, AI Venture Studio, Global Ventures)
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