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Counting down to the first day of IndabaX SA 🇿🇦 2024! 🚀 Join us for the "AI for Health in Africa" workshop, organized by SisonkeBiotik and the DS-I Africa Initiative. This event brings together professional and aspiring AI enthusiasts from across the continent to explore the transformative potential of AI and ML in African healthcare. The workshop will delve into regional health issues through insightful presentations, interactive panel discussions, and a hands-on AI design challenge. Participants will gain valuable knowledge and skills to develop innovative solutions and policies that improve health for individuals and populations in Africa and beyond. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a community dedicated to leveraging data science for health discovery and innovation. #IndabaXSA #IndabaXSA2024 #AIforHealth #HealthcareInnovation #MachineLearning

It is the last day to apply for the Deep Learning Indaba (DLI) 2024 to be held in Dakar, Senegal 1-7 September 🪘 Apply before the deadline - midnight (anywhere on earth) 28 March 2024 🚨 Apply here https://lnkd.in/dCVthJHp ASAP 📬 Frequently asked questions are available https://lnkd.in/dQfp3meB The DLI is the annual meeting of the African machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and data science community. Since 2017, our mission has been to Strengthen African AI / data science, and to ensure that Africans are owners and shapers of the coming advances in these spaces. As an educational charity, our work focuses on learning, teaching, research, and the role work of peer learning and community building 💚🌍 Additionally, as part of our ongoing efforts to recognise the contributions of individuals to the African data science / AI community, the DLI is currently accepting award nominations https://lnkd.in/d-sHeFfq 🏆

Hello everyone! Join us tomorrow Thursday the 14th of March, 2024, at 17:00 CAT as we launch the AfriMed - QA Project. We are so excited about launching the AfriMed - QA Project. It would be lovely to have you on board! So make sure you **RSVP** through the following link: https://lnkd.in/eeCXcv2N We have a lot in store for you! Please don't miss out on this great opportunity! The AfriMed-QA Project aims to benchmark large language models (LLMs) on African medical school exam questions for fairness and performance. AfriMed-QA project will be carried out in three phases: 1) Dataset creation - Funded dataset creation ($30,000 raised so far) - Volunteer dataset creation via invitations to medical schools for participation 2) AI model benchmarking 3) Academic outputs and paper writing

AfriMed - QA project launches this week on the 14th of March, 2024 at 17:00 CAT! You're welcome to join us! Make sure you ***RSVP*** by using the following link: https://lnkd.in/eeCXcv2N There’s going to be opportunities to: i) Build datasets ii) Do model dev, learn MLOps skills, learn to build data pipelines iii) Participate in academic writing Scan the QR Code for more!

AfriMed - QA project launches next week on the 14th of March, 2024 at 17:00 CAT. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. Make sure you RSVP by using the following link https://lnkd.in/eeCXcv2N There’s going to be opportunities to: i) Build datasets ii) Do model dev, learn MLOps skills, learn to build data pipelines iii) Participate in academic writing Scan the QR code for more

Join us for our **AfriMed-QA Project Launch** @ 17:00 (CAT) on Thursday 14 March 2024 (rescheduled) Please RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eeCXcv2N The AfriMed-QA Project aims to benchmark large language models (LLMs) on African medical school exam questions for fairness and performance. The project will be carried out in 3 phases 1) Dataset creation - Funded dataset creation ($30000 raised so far) - Volunteer dataset creation via invitations to medical schools for participation 2) AI model benchmarking 3) Academic outputs and paper writing This is part of the SisonkeBiotik "Natural Language Processing for Health in Africa” series. Apply to present an NLP 4 Health in Africa seminar / tutorial or participate in a panel session / fireside chat - https://lnkd.in/dihZjRzD

Elections for the SisonkeBiotik Steering Committee in 2024 are OPEN!! https://lnkd.in/eXsBjwSS You have ~8 days to - APPLY to participate on the Steering Committee - NOMINATE individuals for the Advisory Board of the Steering Committee - CAST YOUR VOTE - The SisonkeBiotik Steering Committee (SC) is a democratically selected group of up to 13 representatives that act as the highest level of decision-making and leadership for the community. They set the direction for the community with regard to values, goals, planning and funding

The first event in this series - our AfriBio-QA Project Launch @ 17:00 (CAT) on Thursday 29 February 2024 https://lnkd.in/enNA4WWA The AfriBio-QA Project aims to benchmark large language models (LLMs) on African medical school exam questions for fairness and performance. The project will be carried out in 3 phases 1) Dataset creation - Funded dataset creation ($30000 raised so far) - Volunteer dataset creation via invitations to medical schools for participation 2) AI model benchmarking 3) Academic outputs and paper writing

SisonkeBiotik is running a “Natural Language Processing for Health in Africa” series during the months of February, March, April, and May 2024 Details for series https://lnkd.in/efzByAi3 This will encompass a variety of online events - e.g. seminars, panel sessions, fireside chats, fireside hacks, tutorials etc... Anyone is welcome to apply to present!! Apply to present https://lnkd.in/eywuzwJC

I am honored to introduce you to our technical report on the SOTA of machine learning for healthcare in Africa. This paper is a comprehensive bibliometric study developed by SisonkeBiotik, the African grassroots community for biomedical machine learning. The 96-page long research work is available at https://lnkd.in/dC-Xnqpg. Please feel free to use and cite it in your research work and to reach out to us for any clarification.