Today we announced a $1 million gift to Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science (SCS). The new fund – coined Machine Learning for Social Good – will provide opportunities for faculty and students to apply their expertise in data science and machine learning to initiatives that benefit the public sector.
“Social enterprises are tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges – things like combating human trafficking, improving access to education and fighting crime in city neighborhoods,” said Brad Keywell, CEO and Co-Founder of Uptake. “Data driven insights can provide solutions to each of these complex, systemic issues. By providing advanced data science resources and machine learning tools to these organizations, we’re enabling them to take more informed actions to expand their ability to create impact for social good.”