• NDIF Presents: “Does AI work the way we think?” (Day One)

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    Most people interact with AI every day but have no way to see inside it. Workbench (https://workbench.ndif.us/) is a free tool that changes this. Built by the National Deep Inference Fabric (NDIF), Workbench lets anyone explore how AI models work inside without writing a single line of code. At this crucial moment when AI is […]

  • NDIF Presents: “Does AI work the way we think?” (Day Two)

    NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus 185 Greenwich Street, Shop #LL4345, Level LL4, New York, NY, United States

    Most people interact with AI every day but have no way to see inside it. Workbench (https://workbench.ndif.us/) is a free tool that changes this. Built by the National Deep Inference Fabric (NDIF), Workbench lets anyone explore how AI models work inside without writing a single line of code. At this crucial moment when AI is […]

  • Beneficial Computing (Day One)

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    Beneficial Computing is building digital infrastructure to help people navigate complex government benefits systems starting with federal disability benefits (SSI/SSDI). Our project is an AI-powered eligibility screener that helps individuals and frontline service providers understand whether someone may qualify for disability benefits and what evidence or documentation may be needed. Applying for SSI or SSDI […]

  • How Safe Is Your Bike Ride? Using Open Data to Find Better Routes

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    Urban planning researcher Peter Furth developed a framework called Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) to measure how stressful streets are for cyclists. Using street data from OpenStreetMap, Tajairi Brown-Neuson applied this framework to rate every street in NYC on a scale of 1–4, based on characteristics like speed limits, number of lanes, and presence of […]

  • Beneficial Computing (Day Two)

    NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus 185 Greenwich Street, Shop #LL4345, Level LL4, New York, NY, United States

    Beneficial Computing is building digital infrastructure to help people navigate complex government benefits systems starting with federal disability benefits (SSI/SSDI). Our project is an AI-powered eligibility screener that helps individuals and frontline service providers understand whether someone may qualify for disability benefits and what evidence or documentation may be needed. Applying for SSI or SSDI […]

  • City Lens NYC

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    citylensnyc.com City Lens NYC is a civic technology platform that translates complex New York City data into accessible, usable insights for everyday people. NYC has one of the largest open data ecosystems, but most residents do not have the time, technical skills, or context to actually use it. City Lens closes that gap. The platform […]