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*Citadel Coding Competition Announcement*


This April, Citadel and Correlation One are partnering to bring you the biggest coding competition of the school year.
Terminal is a games-based AI challenge, where players code strategies to automate gameplay. Top performing students have the opportunity to win $15,000 in cash prizes, exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel, and global recognition. Check out this brief clip to see Terminal in action!
Taking place between April 4 - 11, the competition will have a flexible structure so that participants will be able to work anytime during the week to accommodate their schedules. The event is open to all the current undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students!

APPLY NOW with the link below!!:

https://terminal.c1games.com/europe

Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis, so I encourage you to sign up ASAP. The sign-up deadline is Tuesday, March 29th.

Recently, OpenAI researcher Ilya Sutskever tweeted "it may be that today's large neural networks are slightly conscious." (https://twitter.com/ilyasut/status/1491554478243258368). This sparked debate within the AI community, and reignited the long-standing question of whether machines could ever be conscious.

The Effective Altruism Edinburgh group are holding a discussion group on this question. The answer could have great moral consequence: it may determine whether AI systems are worthy of moral consideration, affecting how we treat AI in the future.

Make sure to take a look at the discussion guide before attending, with links to background material (link below)

Date: Thu 10th March 2022
Time: 19:30–21:00
Place: Munro Room, Pleasance
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/218410993804239
Discussion Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TmsVsfpt2dl_2ySpG69gXZYHehGUPRe-0RV6XNYrx-M/edit?usp=sharing

Discussion Guide: Machine Consciousness Discussion Guide: Machine Consciousness Recently, OpenAI rearcher Ilya Sutskever tweeted "it may be that today's large neural networks are slightly conscious." This sparked debate within the AI community, and reignited the long-standing question of whether machines could ever be conscious. This ...

Glasgow University Tech Society has an interesting event coming up:

“Do You Have the GUTS?” puts teams of 5 against each other to solve challenges from our industry partners, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, SAS, and Verint, with prizes being awarded to top finishers for each challenge. The event will be running from the 11th of February 16:00 to 13th of February 16:00.

The event hosts several workshops to boost your professional image and sharpen your skills for the upcoming internships and spring week programs. You can even chat with the people in charge of these programs and get some insider knowledge on what to expect.

If you are new to programming do not fret, there will be several challenges that are beginner friendly and we will run our own "How to have the GUTS" in order to get you prepared and ready to face the challenges.

Get your ticket here today: https://dyhtg2022.eventbrite.co.uk/, assemble a crack team and come prove that you have the GUTS!

Join our discord to stay updated and find team members : https://discord.gg/FfrfkFv

Join the GUTechSoc Discord Server! Check out the GUTechSoc community on Discord - hang out with 1,465 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

Its not too late to sign up now to this climate change datathon! 😌

Welcome to Climate Hack.AI! From this Friday, January 28th, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside some of world’s brightest minds for the same goal, climate change and of course, for a grand prize for £50,000!

Find out more through the link on our instagram bio or Climate Hack.AI website down below!

https://linktr.ee/climatehack.ai

Sorcha Gilroy and his team are a team at Peak AI.

WEBSITE link here—> https://peak.ai/

Sorcha Gilroy and his team are launching an inclusive data community for data scientists, data analysts and students to come together, share ideas, and troubleshoot problems. They will be launching a forum in the new year which will be a core part of the community along with events which will be available at a discounted rate to community members. If this sounds interesting to you, sign up here: https://peak.ai/community/.

Sorcha and his team are more than happy to answer any questions you might have!

Become part of the Peak Community - Peak The Peak community exists to support data scientists and analysts who want to make a difference and drive change within their organizations. Learn how to build models that deliver on commercial needs, troubleshoot problems and exchange ideas with data scientists from a range of backgrounds.