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AI Towards a Global Good Citizen System
I propose a system using Artificial Intelligence to elucidate several critical socio-economic issues. E.g. 2.5 bil adult do not have access to a bank account [1]. Another 2.5 billion individuals have inadequate access to sanitation [7], which results in a myriad of health concerns and water pollution. The proposed research program, albeit too aspirational, will depend on utilizing and interconnecting the available human, natural and industrial resources in a cost-effective manner.
Envision a system where challenge-facing individuals from all the world can post their concerns. The system will connect the individuals by allocating the proper resources and matching it with solvers/helper individuals (providers) using data from multiple sources. The system needs to effectively classify challenges [3] and assess them based on many parameters: difficulty, location, various risks involved among many other factors and learn to assess their legitimacy, urgency, adversity and impact. The system can then be designed as a recommendations system where it employs reinforced learning and solutions found across multiple experiences and connects resources and providers to solve the issue. This proposed model will be based on the premise that the service provider will be rewarded, while being mindful of the limited resources. The rewarding system can be integrated with a decentralized ledger.
Examples :
• An experienced farmer is facing drought. The farmer, can access the Global Good Citizen system looking for water resources with the closest proximity. The system will use large and sparse datasets including weather meteorology, and near-by water supplies. The system can then solve to connect the farmer with a suitable provider. In rare cases, a company or an individual may donate a portion of the needed water supply. In other cases, a provider might ask to be paid back in pre-determined monetary amount equivalent to the value of crops harvested.
- jka 5y agoThis is only my experience; you may find better guidance and alternatives elsewhere: The opportunity for what you're suggesting is huge - perhaps that's what draws you to the idea. In practice, technology systems tend to be easier to build if they have small initial milestones that eventually lead to the larger objectives. Sometimes larger objectives are achieved by integrating with other systems that solve the same problem as yours for other industries, or where the two systems fit together to create something even better. In other words: keep your overall vision in mind, but consider handling a small part of it so that you can make progress. One idea might be to find a particular situation - like the farm water supplies you mention - perhaps within a particular geographic region, and prototype a solution there. Finding technical designers and developers can be really challenging; they're in high demand. On the other hand, it's easier to connect and collaborate on technical projects today than it ever has been in the past. Good luck!
- beforeolives 5y agoIf you - don't sell this as AI (because it isn't) - leave out the decentralized ledger crap - don't go global; start locally, focus on a small set of problems first and build a track record of actually providing good solutions then it would look like a great idea.
- giantg2 5y agoI agree. I would add that one can partner with existing organizations too. For example, there is an organization providing small loans/banking to people in the mountains of Peru (I think) that they use to expand their business or weather a hardship that would otherwise ruin them. I don't remember the name now.
- ash_haddad 5y agoagreed!
- ash_haddad 5y agoBut you need AI to classify issues and recommend solutions based on current resources and past experiences. Blockchain is for immutable, fair and transparent reward system. Cut off bureaucracy and cheating. Agree with local 100% but wanted to push this idea globally :)
- toomuchtodo 5y agoYou need volunteer curators and subject matter experts, not AI. Just like Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap.
- giantg2 5y agoMy big question is how do they have access to this proposed system if they don't have access to a bank or sanitation?
- ash_haddad 5y agoIf you have a smart phone and an internet you should be able to connect to this network.
- giantg2 5y agoBut do people who don't have access to a bank or basic sanitation have access to internet and a smart phone? The people struggling to feed themselves or live in a place without basic sanitation probably don't have money for a smart phone or access to the internet.
- emteycz 5y agoThey do use smartphones.
- ash_haddad 5y agoThis is a non-profit project. Maybe posting here on YC is not the ideal place.
- toomuchtodo 5y agohttps://www.ycombinator.com/nonprofits/ https://www.ycombinator.com/nonprofits/