{"631981":{"#nid":"631981","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Team Makes Semifinals in Global AI Competition ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech research team behind the world\u0026rsquo;s first artificially intelligent (AI) teaching assistant is one step closer to winning the $5 million IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELed by College of Computing Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EAshok Goel\u003C\/strong\u003E, team Emprize is among 10 semifinalists announced this week remaining in the global competition. The teams are vying for a top prize of $3 million.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ai.xprize.org\/prizes\/artificial-intelligence\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIBM AI XPRIZE\u003C\/a\u003E is a multi-year competition that started in 2016 with 147 teams. The competition highlights the power of human and AI collaboration to solve real-world challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/C79x_tK1mg0\u0022\u003E[VIDEO: Unleashing the Power of Learning Through Jill Watson]\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ai.xprize.org\/prizes\/artificial-intelligence\/teams\/emprize\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Emprize team\u0026rsquo;s entry\u003C\/a\u003E is based on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/jill-watsons-terrific-twos\u0022\u003EJill Watson platform\u003C\/a\u003E first developed as an AI teaching assistant (TA) supporting Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s groundbreaking \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOnline Master of Science in Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program. The entry includes other AI-learning agents developed by the team currently deployed in online and\u0026nbsp;residential courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Goel, these next-generation AI tools are designed to increase engagement, help retention, and improve learning outcomes for online teachers and learners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/2NY1ta1\u0022\u003E[RELATED:\u0026nbsp;The World\u0026#39;s First AI Teaching Assistant Turns 4]\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re moving well beyond answering questions about a particular class and getting closer to developing AI technologies that can scale globally, work in tandem with other AIs, and truly be transformative for a broad spectrum of online learners,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;Goel in a recent interview.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinalists for the XPRIZE will be announced in February with the winner expected to be announced in April.\u0026nbsp;The second and third-place teams will receive $1 million and $500,000, respectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A Georgia Tech research team has reached the semifinal round in IBM AI Xprize competition"}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2020-01-31 20:24:23","changed_gmt":"2020-01-31 21:32:10","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-01-31T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-01-31T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"627580":{"id":"627580","type":"image","title":"Jill Watson 2019 AI Teaching Assistant","body":null,"created":"1571083583","gmt_created":"2019-10-14 20:06:23","changed":"1571083583","gmt_changed":"2019-10-14 20:06:23","alt":"Stock image of personified female AI looking at reflection in mirror","file":{"fid":"238946","name":"093086626-technology-and-science-abstrac.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/093086626-technology-and-science-abstrac.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/093086626-technology-and-science-abstrac.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":638699,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/093086626-technology-and-science-abstrac.jpeg?itok=XSrzrrqu"}}},"media_ids":["627580"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlbert Snedeker, Sr. Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu?subject=IBM%20AI%20Xprize\u0022\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}