The Nigeria AI Collective and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) Abuja, Nigeria
2025
Information
The AI in Journalism Incubator – Second Cohort brings together technologists and media professionals to co-create AI-powered tools addressing challenges in journalism and media accountability. Participants work in teams under expert mentors to design and build functional prototypes, with final products showcased at the Media and Development Conference 2025 in Abuja. Each team receives dedicated mentorship, technical resources, product development support, and a seed grant to scale the product after the incubator.
Benefits
Dedicated mentor for each team; technical infrastructure and resources for product development; product development support per team; seed grant per team; opportunities to showcase solutions at the Media and Development Conference 2025.
Eligibility
Open to technologists (AI/ML developers, software engineers, data scientists, UX/UI designers, and product developers) and journalists, researchers, or media professionals who will serve as subject matter experts within teams.
Application
Apply through the provided Google Forms link for selection and participation.
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