Brian Impact Foundation recently attended Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Global Conference 2024 held in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, and deliberated on the potential of Artificial Intelligence tackling societal challenges in transformative ways.
During a panel session on April 23 titled “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Philanthropic Impact”, Brian Impact introduced its AI-powered assistance expert system, ‘BEES (Benevolence Enhancing Expert System)’. The foundation elucidated the development journey of BEES and showcased its implementation cases.
Effectively incorporating large language models (LLMs), BEES is a groundbreaking philanthropic platform by Brian Impact that helps human experts identify more diverse innovators and changemakers. Utilizing BEES for data collection and analysis, the foundation ensures data-driven decisions that resonate with its mission and values across a varied spectrum of programs.
The session featured a distinguished panel comprising global representatives from Wadhwani AI, Impact Intelligence, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, and Micron Foundation. They shared their own case studies and insights, focusing on maximizing social impact through AI, encompassing topics such as data-driven decision-making and impact measurement.
Soomin Syd Kim, Project Director at Brian Impact Foundation, spearheaded the foundation’s presentation and commented, “BEES exemplifies the power of combining AI’s technological prowess with social expertise to drive impactful philanthropic initiatives.” She expressed gratitude for the valuable insights gathered from global impact leaders at the conference, noting their guidance in developing innovative AI-powered solutions for driving social change more effectively.
AVPN, Asia’s leading network for impact organizations, investors, and stakeholders with a social innovation mandate, has been hosting the annual AVPN Global Conference since 2013. The conference explores solutions to global socioeconomic issues and fosters collaboration across diverse social sectors, bringing together nonprofits, impact investors and corporations. This year’s AVPN Global Conference 2024 took place April 23-25 in Abu Dhabi, themed “One Asia, One Future.”
