Staff Reporter
Saturday will be the last day for the students and professionals from Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) member countries to take part in an essay competition on “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) being arranged by COMSTECH and Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF).
The essay competition is being organized to promote the awareness of AI as a leading technology of the contemporary era and its potential in varied areas of economy and society.
The competition would help identify outstanding talent in OIC countries having deeper understanding and innovative ideas on how AI can be used to address the multitude of problems being confronted by OIC countries as well as the potential pitfalls, challenges and the rules, regulations and guidelines, both legal and moral, that need to be considered to make the use of AI compatible with concerns of human privacy and dignity.
The essay competition, open to participants from OIC countries, will consist of competition for students and young professionals in two categories including Undergraduates (18 to 25 years) and Advanced students and Professionals (25 to 35 years), an official of COMSTECH told media.
The Undergraduates will be those students currently enrolled in an Undergraduate (BS) program in a higher education institution or those having completed their BS but not yet enrolled in an MS or PhD program while the Advanced students and Professionals would be those who are either enrolled in a Graduate Program (MS, PhD) in AI or employed in the field of AI.
The essays should be between 1300-1600 words (Font size 12) and each applicant may not submit more than one essay.
