AI Grant
Learning and science
research grants
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
16 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 35 critical, out of 77 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Idea: 7 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 11 againstDocs: 0 for, 8 againstPricing: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fellows say no IP strings were attached and the grant gives useful visibility.
From 2 comments
I am one of the AI grant fellows, and I have to say that they never asked me any thing in return - just our opinion and some help regarding the AI grant. I personally think the…
jordipons on HNCorrect! Most importantly, there are no strings attached in terms of any IP rights on whatever you create.
danicgross on HN
Process is fast and the idea of outsider funding is appealing.
From 2 comments
I think the process is great! It's super fast. I hope you do get to glance at the "IQ" test results - if someone is four standard deviations (160 IQ - doesn't describe me) above…
logicallee on HNThis is awesome, I love the idea that you can be working on a side project and still get support.
jamestimmins on HN
Objections
Application requires a personality questionnaire and brain teaser, contrary to 'in minutes' claim.
From 4 comments
Oh man, I just spent the last few hours writing my application and now it's asking me to complete "a 10-minute personality questionnaire, followed by a 20-minute brain teaser"
hbcondo714 on HNPart 2 of this application is weird. ---snip--- Experimental Assessments Thank you for completing your project description. Next you'll be presented two assessments: a 10-minute…
lowglow on HN'in minutes' lol. Read the fine print folks!! This ain't no minutes.
tomkinson on HNSo much for "in minutes"... "Applications take days to complete."
krzeski on HN
Personality and IQ data collection raises privacy concerns with no clear privacy policy.
From 2 comments
I agree it's weird. It seems like a classic personality test and pseudo (part of an) IQ test combined. Even collecting these results in the first place raises questions for me.…
WoodenChair on HNA few thousand smart people worldwide surrendering their more or less smart but however interesting AI ideas and their very own private psychometric data for a lottery ticket…
DrNuke on HN
Skeptical of motives and legitimacy; suspicion of data collection.
From 3 comments
Is there any solid evidence of this being legit? The web sites [1][2]seem kind of thin, and maybe the whole game is to collect a bunch of contact info for AI researchers. I…
bittercynic on HNComplete bobbins...avoid avoid avoid Unless some of the existing fundees come forward with verifiable credentials I wouldn't give this a moment
boardmad on HNBefore I fill the form, can you please give a quick disclosure about any other interest that you have in this, if any, specially about the data. There are lot of threads about…
YetAnotherNick on HN
Requests
Remove the personality questionnaire and brain teaser.
From 2 comments
Dani, thanks for doing this and I like your idea of building an online community working on interesting side projects in AI. I would apply this batch and recommend it to other…
greenburg on HNI think as long as you make it clear that there is a 10-minute questionnaire and 20-minute brain-teaser at the start of the application people probably won't mind. Plus you might…
icc97 on HN
Offer a smaller tier of grants for cloud credits.
From 1 comment
This is a fantastic idea, and I think I’ll definitely be applying! Have you considered offering two tiers of grants? Most AI side projects don’t necessarily require ~$30k in…
pjrule on HN
State how ideas are protected in the application.
From 1 comment
Dani, thanks for doing this and I like your idea of building an online community working on interesting side projects in AI. I would apply this batch and recommend it to other…
greenburg on HN
Questions
How many grants will be given out this year?
From 1 comment
How many grants will you be given out this year?
mendeza on HN
What is the catch for giving away cash?
From 1 comment
Cloud credits are easy to get. But you are giving away cash - what's the catch?
mv4 on HN
Alternatives named
Udacity and cloud credit programs
From 2 comments
How often are these running? I'm currently taking the Udacity Deep Learning nanodegree and have some ideas I want to try out once I'm done. Having credits to train and generate…
bcheung on HNHas CrowdFlower renamed? Their website now redirects to https://www.figure-eight.com/
guy_c on HN