Columbia Hacking for Humanity

Columbia University

Hacking for Humanity is an opportunity to initiate and get traction for startup ideas that are focused on solving a problem for people and/or the planet. There are many terms used to describe such ventures including: “impact ventures”, “double bottom line”, “double impact”, “triple bottom line”, “sustainable”, “ESG”, and others. We use the term social

Pitch Practice Workshop for the Innovation Challenge in Journalism, Media, and Technology

Zoom Meeting

Register Here The application deadline for this Challenge is coming up. This pitch practice workshop, tailored for first-time founders, will also help you draft your best application. Join us for this informal and interactive workshop designed to help you present with confidence and credibility. This workshop is specifically designed for folks who may not be

Generative AI Dine + Design

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

In the last year, new generative AI platforms have made headlines. Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Bard, LLaMA and claude have been compared on their abilities to perform knowledge and reasoning tasks (answering questions, solving problems with external tools), language manipulation (generating summaries, translating text, “reversioning” stories), and common data analyses (structuring data, tagging

Using FOIA

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

A Talk and demo of MuckRock, a website empowering citizens and journalists to write, file and track public records requests online, and its new FOIA Logs tool

Generative AI Dine + Design

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

In the last year, new generative AI platforms have made headlines. Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Bard, LLaMA and claude have been compared on their abilities to perform knowledge and reasoning tasks (answering questions, solving problems with external tools), language manipulation (generating summaries, translating text, “reversioning” stories), and common data analyses (structuring data, tagging

Data Visualization Workshop with The Pudding

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Graphical (or pictorial) presentations of data have become an almost essential part of journalistic practice. Data visualization helps us see patterns in data and is an important tool for finding stories. Over the past decade, major outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, and Reuters are publishing data visualizations that push the idea of

Generative AI Dine + Design

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

In the last year, new generative AI platforms have made headlines. Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Bard, LLaMA and claude have been compared on their abilities to perform knowledge and reasoning tasks (answering questions, solving problems with external tools), language manipulation (generating summaries, translating text, “reversioning” stories), and common data analyses (structuring data, tagging

News Products and Entrepreneurship Weekend!

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Register to attend! Join the Brown Institute for a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends in news product development! Our weekend-long event, taking place November 11 and 12, is led by industry leaders Dalit Shalom, Lead Product Designer at the New York Times, and Justin Hendrix, CEO and Editor of Tech Policy Press.

Generative AI Dine + Design

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

In the last year, new generative AI platforms have made headlines. Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Bard, LLaMA and claude have been compared on their abilities to perform knowledge