The X Prize Foundation is launching a new competition to encourage the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can work cooperatively with humans.
The $10 million prize will be awarded to the team create an AI system can successfully completing a range of tasks with assistance from a human partner, including solving complex problems, navigating new environments, and even having a conversation.
The competition aims showcase AI's potential as a tool help humans, rather than as a threat to replace them.
"We believe that the future of AI lies in collaboration, not competition," said X Prize Foundation CEO Anousheh Ansari. "This prize will challenge teams to create AI systems that can work seamlessly with humans, augmenting our capabilities and helping us to solve the world's most pressing problems."
The competition is open teams from around the world, and the winning team will be announced in 2023.
The prize is the latest AI initiative from the X Prize Foundation, which has also awarded prizes autonomous cars and space tourism.
The X Prize Foundation believes that AI has the potential to revolutionise the world for better, but it is important develop in a way that benefits humanity. The foundation hopes the new AI Prize will help to make this vision a reality.
_Here are some of the key details about the X Prize AI competition:_
* The competition open to teams from around the world.
* The winning team receive $10 million prize.
* The AI system must be able successfully complete range of tasks with assistance from a human partner, including:
* Solving complex problems
* Navigating new environments
* Having a conversation
* The competition conclude in 2023.
The X Prize Foundation believes this competition will help to showcase the potential AI as a tool help humans, rather than as a threat to replace them.