The University of St. Gallen in Switzerland organizes a new public competition: “The First University of St. Gallen Grand Challenge: The EU A.I. Act 2023”.

We offer the prize of 100’000 CHF (approx. 100’000 USD/EUR) to the team that assesses best the compliance of A.I. technology with the upcoming A.I. Act of the European Union.

We invite potential teams and team members worldwide to participate in the Grand Challenge.

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The main event of the Grand Challenge will be the Final on 18-19 July 2023 at SQUARE, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

The Final will be preceded by a Boot Camp on 11 or 12 July 2023.

On Thursday, 2 March 2023, 3 pm CET, we will host an online informational event, the “Proposers’ Day”, to provide details and guidelines for participants.

The Proposers’ Day also serves to foster and bring together teams (“matchmaking”).

To register for the Proposers’ Day send an e-mail to thegrandchallenge@unisg.ch stating your full name, occupation, and affiliation; you may add 1-2 sentences on your interest in the Grand Challenge.

More information on the Proposers’ Day, including the schedule, speakers, possibilities to talk with the organizers, etc., will follow soon on our webpage (www.thegrandchallenge.eu) or by e-mail for those who have registered for Proposers’ Day.

For further information on teams, the competition, requirements, background, etc., please see www.thegrandchallenge.eu or contact the founder, Professor Dr. Thomas Burri, the executive director, Viktoriya Zakrevskaya, and the organizing team at thegrandchallenge@unisg.ch.

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