DGP launches website for AI Hackathon
Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta launched the website and promotional activity for the national-level Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon to be organised by the Police Department, at the Andhra Pradesh Police headquarters in Mangalagiri, on Monday. The AI Hackathon will be conducted from June 27 to 29, at R.V.R and J.C. Engineering College in Guntur, the DGP said.
Experts in AI, IT companies, startup firms, universities and other educational institutes from different countries and States are expected to participate in the hackathon. A few participants and teams enrolled their names and confirmed their participation, the DGP said.
The A.P. police will present cash awards, besides awarding certificates to the best projects. The hackathon will help the police to improve AI and render better services to the public, Mr. Harish Kumar Gupta said. He appealed to the AI experts, researchers and students to participate in the hackathon and make the three-day event a grand success. Officers of various wings in the DGP office participated.
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