This article will share insights on how to build lean startups that change society for the better and leave a positive impact on the planet.

There are hundreds of use cases where AI can help to do exactly this. Impact-driven startups have the potential to solve real-world problems, tackle environmental problems, and improve the lives of many people, especially vulnerable populations.

Billions of dollars are already flowing into AI ventures, which are primarily addressing profit gains and industrial automation. The AI for Good movement where often commercial meets social value is slowly picking up.

Now, in order to build impact-driven…

Can you describe yourself in 50 words or less?

Kennedy Wangari is a Data Scientist, based in Kenya. An AI Community Leader and Innovator, Kennedy is passionate about tech communities, and harnessing the power of data and innovative AI technology to make a better and easier tomorrow. He’s a firm believer in the power of open source: words, knowledge, and ideas should be accessible to everyone.

Why are you into AI and not something else?

I believe that we can apply AI to tackle, and solve complex problems, in numerous domains, thus providing fundamentally new approaches to every problem and situation in this data-driven world.

The AI-powered future looks promising, and I would love to be part of…

I interviewed Marisa Tschopp who is an organizational psychologist conducting research about Artificial Intelligence from a humanities perspective with a focus on psychological and ethical questions. She is also a corporate researcher at scip AG, a technology and cybersecurity company based in Zurich. And she is the Women in AI Ambassador for Switzerland.

Today on April 17th, 2020, 11 months after Omdena started, we woke up to humbling news.

Omdena and its Covid19 project are displayed on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square in New York City. Taking into account the troubling times the world is currently in, we are deeply humbled and grateful that our effort is seen as a little contribution to solve this global crisis.

We are thanking Nasdaq and Norrsken Foundation for choosing Omdena and generously supporting our initiative. We would like to thank all the people who have helped us to reach where we are today. …

For the longest time, I believed that there was only one purpose of life: To be happy.

People go to a bar, to a show, into a relationship, on a vacation, through a challenging career.

All to achieve happiness in some way.

If you look around you, most people are pursuing happiness in their lives.

“Once I do this, I will be happy.”

Now, here is the thing. The story of the road to happiness is a hoax.

There is no road to happiness.

So how do we achieve it?

By first of all realizing that happiness can’t be a finite goal in itself.

Still, we…

When you slow down and pay attention to how and what you eat, you will not only bring more joy to eating and improve your weight management but also experience significantly higher energy levels.

The following tips stem from an online webinar that I hosted with leading nutritional therapist and TEDx speaker Olga Hamilton. As the webinar was highly appreciated by all participants, I share with you the key learnings.

#1 Prepare & calm down

When you eat, then eat only! Consuming food is already enough of an activity. No need to watch Netflix or Youtube.

Set everything aside and take a break to enjoy…

An old Cherokee tribe chief was teaching his grandson about life…

“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.
“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

“One is evil — he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.

“The other is good — he is joy, peace, love, hope, gratitude, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.

“This same fight is going on inside you — and inside every other person, too.”

The grandson thought about it for a…

Why estimating undetected Covid-19 cases is crucial?

An estimation of the undetected Covid-19 cases is important for authorities to plan economical policies, make decisions around different stages of lockdown, and to work towards the production of intensive care units.

Work done by Nikhel Gupta in collaboration with the people working on the Omdena Coronavirus AI challenge.

As we have crossed a psychological mark of 1 million Covid-19 patients around the globe, more questions are popping up regarding the capabilities of our health care systems to contain the virus. One of the major worries is the systematic uncertainty in the number of citizens who have hosted the virus…