AI for Good #HelpingForward

Stephen Straus
KUNGFU.AI
Published in
2 min readMay 10, 2018

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

KUNGFU.AI opens its doors to the Austin community each month. AI for Good #HelpingForward is our way of helping give back through the things we know best: data science and artificial intelligence, served along with some coffee and tea for good measure.

LOOKING TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE WORLD?

The last Friday of every month, we welcome nonprofits, public sector groups and other organizations and individuals that are looking to make a positive change in the world on their data science and AI projects. We really love doing AI for Good #HelpingForward because it lets us share our experience and skills in these leading-edge technologies with people who are passionate about making a positive change in the world.

If you’re looking for help with data science or AI, or just want a hot beverage, come by and hang out with us on a Friday morning. We can’t write or debug code for you but we can help brainstorm and validate ideas, direct you to the right technologies, and think through business strategy — and hopefully improve your day!

NEXT OPEN OFFICE HOURS

The next AI for Good #HelpingForward open office hours will be held on Friday February 22, 2018 from 9am–11:30am.

If you want to stop by, please contact us to schedule an appointment. We’ll make sure to have our pencils sharpened and the coffee brewing.

LOOKING TO BREAK INTO DATA SCIENCE OR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?

As part of #HelpingForward and our commitment to diversity and inclusion, if you’re a woman and/or from an underrepresented group in the tech community looking to break into the fields of data science or artificial intelligence, please stop by as well. You can help us give advice to the companies that show up and hey, who knows where that might lead!

#HelpingForward

With this blog post, the co-founders of KUNGFU.AI are hoping to start a global movement under the banner #HelpingForward. It’s ambitious, but think about the impact if we can catch lightning in a bottle and this takes off!

We are encouraging all companies — throughout the world — to open their doors one morning a month to help nonprofits, public sector groups and other organizations and individuals that are looking to make a positive change in the world. And, at the same time, to welcome traditionally underrepresented people in their industry or sector who are looking to break into their field to help these organizations as well and see where it might all lead.

If you were helped along the way to where you are today, ask yourself if it is your turn for #HelpingForward.

KUNGFU is an AI consultancy that helps companies build their strategy, operationalize, and deploy artificial intelligence solutions. Check us out at www.kungfu.ai

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Stephen Straus
KUNGFU.AI

Stephen Straus, co-founder and Managing Director of KUNGFU.AI, is an Austin-based serial tech and social entrepreneur and former venture capitalist.