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New Commons Challenge - Data Commons for AI in the Public Interest by The Governance Lab

The Open Data Policy Lab invites global changemakers to propose innovative data commons for generative AI that serves the public interest. By enhancing data diversity, quality, and provenance, we can unlock AI’s potential to innovate and solve complex challenges.

https://newcommons.ai/

Start Date14 Apr 2025End Date02 Jun 2025 Funding AmountUSD 100k Funding Resource Type

Grant

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The Governance Lab

AI for Good
Short DescirptionThe Open Data Policy Lab invites global changemakers to propose innovative data commons for generative AI that serves the public interest. By enhancing data diversity, quality, and provenance, we can unlock AI’s potential to innovate and solve complex challenges.
Criteria1) Improve Localized Decision-making
Help local leaders make better policy or improve their reasoning capabilities through improved access to or insights from data
2) Humanitarian Interventions
Strengthen disaster response capabilities using AI.

• Open for applicants from across backgrounds and fields including nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, start-ups, and development organizations.
• Applicants must be affiliated with an established organization.
• If invited to submit a full proposal, applicants must provide information about the tax status of their organization.
• Government entities are not eligible to participate.
• For-profit entities submitting proposals to the New Commons Challenge may undergo extra review to ensure that their proposal aids the public on an issue related to humanitarian response and/or localized decision-making.
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