The AAAI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity is an annual prize given by the
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is an international scientific society devoted to promote research in, and responsible use of, artificial intelligence. AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of artif ...
to recognize the positive impacts of AI to meaningfully improve, protect, and enhance human life. The award is presented annually at the
AAAI
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is an international scientific society devoted to promote research in, and responsible use of, artificial intelligence. AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of artif ...
conference in February.
In its first two years, the associated reward was US$1 million,
but has since been changed to $25000. Funding is provided by the Chinese online education company
Squirrel AI
Squirrel AI is a Chinese online education technology company that specializes in intelligent adaptive education. It is one of the first companies offering large scale AI-powered adaptive education solutions in China.
Methodology
Squirrel uses ...
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The first recipient, in 2021, was
Regina Barzilay of
MIT for her work developing machine learning models to address drug synthesis and early-stage breast cancer diagnosis.
Recipients
See also
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AAAI Awards
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List of computer science awards
This list of computer science awards is an index to articles on notable awards related to computer science. It includes lists of awards by the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, other comput ...
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Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is an international scientific society devoted to promote research in, and responsible use of, artificial intelligence. AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of artif ...
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Squirrel AI
Squirrel AI is a Chinese online education technology company that specializes in intelligent adaptive education. It is one of the first companies offering large scale AI-powered adaptive education solutions in China.
Methodology
Squirrel uses ...
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Turing Award
The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science. It is generally recognized as the highest distinction in compu ...
References
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Awards established in 2021
Computer science awards
International awards