Using AI and hacking to make the world a better place : McGill Reporter

Recently, McGill's Office of Innovation asked bright, creative minds to make something that helps all of us live a little bit better in the first-ever AI4good Hackathon. In all, some 80 people took part in the event, which ran from 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 18. About a dozen participants pulled all-nighters, and most stayed until the wee hours, pouring over their computers and collaborating on their projects using AI to help people. The AI for Social Good Hackathon was part of the inaugural McGill AI For Social Good Summer Lab for Women. Angélique Manella, McGill's Associate Vice-Principal of Innovation and organizer of the event explains how the hackathon unfolded.