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?? Wielding AI’s potential is a team effort – unfortunately, not everyone is on the field yet. AI has the power to tackle humanity’s biggest challenges—from public health to climate resilience and food security. Many "AI for Good" projects are underfunded and overlooked, with media focus often on trending tools like LLMs. Groundbreaking AI initiatives tackling issues like disaster prediction and food security rarely gain attention. This is a pressing dilemma—and it’s time to change that. ?? By uniting private, public, and nonprofit resources, we can scale solutions with real impact. A great example is our Marine Litter project, where collaboration brought cutting-edge AI to improve waste collection and efficiency. Do you want to be part of the AI for Good Movement? Here’s what you can do: ?????? Engage: Follow us and stay updated on our projects. ???? Explore & Share: ?Have ideas or know of inspiring projects? Let’s connect! ???? Support: Advocate, volunteer, or donate to amplify impact. ??? Get involved: From developers and researchers, to advocates and investors, there’s a role for everyone. Together, we can shape a future where AI serves humanity’s greatest needs. All for one and one for all—let’s make AI for Good a reality! ??Read our newsletter below to explore this pressing dilemma and discover how you can be part of the solution!

??HOPE is leading the way in AI-driven addiction treatment! Next week, our AI expert Dr. Denis Dali? will show at two key events the transformative potential of AI projects like HOPE in addiction treatment. 28.11. – DigiSucht Zukunftswerkstatt??Potsdam This event, part of a larger series, brings together experts to shape the future of AI in addiction care. Together, we’ll work on drafting a memorandum to establish a framework for applying AI in this field. The HOPE project will be showcased as a pioneering example of AI-innovation in action. Thanks to Julia Nieveler and Andrea Hardeling for organizing, and thanks to Fabian Leuschner , Nina Becker, Ph.D., Jürgen Pauly, Robert Lehmann, Niklas Keller, Wolfgang Rosengarten and Sebastian Leidig for your contributions. 29.11. – Drogentherapie-Zentrum Berlin gGmbH??Berlin Denis is invited to present HOPE at the anniversary of Drogentherapie-Zentrum Berlin. With HOPE, we are developing an AI and data driven system for addiction treatment that analyzes patient’s data and supports therapists in the creation of suitable treatment plans, as well as support help seekers in finding the right facility. ???We are proud to be not only contributing to the conversation but to be leading the way in AI innovation for addiction treatment. Stay tuned for updates on these exciting events and the impact we’re creating!

??How can we truly understand AI’s potential in tackling climate change if we never give it a shot? Well – we did! ? Last week, the European Climate Foundation hosted the GenAI Hackathon for Climate Change Policy Advocacy, and our AI expert Dr. Denis Dali? got together with an incredible team of experts: Vincent Matton, Laurent Compère, Pawe? Czy?ak, PhD, and Sylvain Franc de Ferrière ? Together they developed a tool to tackle one of four critical climate challenges – specifically, identifying project-relevant metrics. ? ??Their tool impressed the jury and came in first place. This December, they’ll advance their project and compete for substantial funding to bring their vision to life. Stay tuned!?

RESET - Digital for Good just published an article featuring our Marine Litter Project! ???? RESET is a sustainability platform that showcases innovative digital and green solutions for a better future. In collaboration with international research teams, we’re harnessing satellite data to track and map plastic pollution in our oceans. Discover how our initiative could transform ocean conservation in the full article on RESET.org: https://lnkd.in/eMDUdRdN

How can we truly understand AI’s potential in tackling climate change if we never give it a shot? That’s exactly what the GenAI Hackathon for Climate Change Policy Advocacy, organized and held by the European Climate Foundation aims to uncover. Happening November 6-7 in Brussels, the hackathon will focus on four critical climate challenges: ? ?? Challenge 1: Combatting misinformation and fake news ?? Challenge 2: Communications Strategy Calibration ?? Challenge 3: Identifying Project-Relevant Metrics ?? Challenge 4: Connecting expertise across the ecosystem ? Our AI expert Dr. Denis Dali? will be there, working in small teams of climate professionals and AI experts from across Europe to create AI-driven prototypes that address these issues. ? Stay tuned for updates — Denis will be hard at work, and we’ll share a full recap and key insights afterward!

Amazing time at our annual MI4People Management Meeting in Munich last Saturday with Dr. Tine Scheffelmeier manik choudhary Thao Pham Thi Tobias Seidl Andreas Klostermann Dr. Denis Dali? Dr. Paul Springer Marc Haarmeier Manas Deb, PhD, MBA ?? We dove deep into big plans for 2025 — strategic goals, new partnerships with companies and other nonprofits, and the future of AI4Good in Germany. Inspiring discussions, plenty of laughter, and some great personal stories—nothing beats the power of meeting face-to-face ??

?? Exploring AI in Public Safety: A Balancing Act of Potential and Dystopia ?? Artificial intelligence is reshaping how cities approach public safety, with tools like predictive crime models, real-time surveillance, and anomaly detection offering impressive improvements. ?? In cities from Singapore to Rio de Janeiro, AI-driven solutions are already helping reduce crime, improve response times, and optimize limited resources. The ability to detect suspicious activities and even prevent crime before it happens is a major breakthrough. Yet, as AI becomes more embedded in public safety, critical challenges emerge. Issues around data privacy, potential bias, and the risk of over-surveillance are enormously significant. In places like Xinjiang, China, or with Live Facial Recognition (LFR) in the UK, the line between security and civil liberties can blur, raising major concerns about human rights and potential discrimination. ???? So, how do we harness AI’s potential in public safety without compromising ethics? ?? Transparency, robust regulations, and continuous inclusive public discourse are crucial to ensure AI in policing respects rights, limits bias and promotes trust. What do you think?about this difficult and delicate topic? ?? #AI #PublicSafety #PrivacyMatters #SmartCities #EthicsInTech

???? The next steps for our Marine Litter Project are underway! ? Thanks to Bechtle's support, we can accelerate the development and process satellite images faster and more efficiently, bringing us closer to our goal of detecting plastic and marine litter in (almost) real-time. They will provide computing power, including an NVIDIA A100 GPU with 80GB RAM (which we couldn’t have funded on our own). ? The AI/ML-powered Computer Vision system will identify location and size of floating plastic and other debris in oceans. As an open-access tool, it will be available to researchers, environmentalists, activists, authorities, and other organizations, helping them to combat marine pollution on a global scale. ? Huge thanks to Martin Koch, Jannick Link, Torsten Schr?der, Matthias Meyer, Torsten Welke, Florian Hempel, Daniel R?ding, Holger Wulfers, Oliver Wohlgethan, Michael Sü? for your support!

This was in fact a blast and important step for MI4People on the way to recognition and awareness of #AIfotGood in Germany. Our speakers Dr. Denis Dali? and Dr. Paul Springer have met and talked to many representatives from industry, politics and civil society and could promote potentials and strengths of AI for Public Good!

I′m looking forward to returning to Zurich for another great conference on GenAI. I′ll be talking about how GenAI can support greater goods globally and how?MI4People?uses AI volunteers to tackle the most pressing challenges of NGOs, e.g, in health, environment, and biodiversity. Will you be there? I′m happy to meet with many AI & common goods enthusiasts!