AI and digitalization month to take place in Kazakhstan

AI and digitalization month to take place in Kazakhstan

Starting September 23, AI MONTH, a month featuring major events in artificial intelligence and digitalization, will launch in Kazakhstan. The program will open with HackAlem AI, one of the largest hackathons in the world. Teams will present solutions for ten sectors of Kazakhstan’s economy. The prize pool will amount to $1.1 million. This will be followed by KazHackStan and the international C5+1 platform. Experts will discuss cyber threats, data protection and AI regulation. In addition, new technologies will be tested in medicine and robotics. The next major event will be the Astana AI Film Festival, which will take place in the capital from October 1 to 3. Audiences will be shown films created using AI. More than 8,000 entries from 125 countries have been submitted. The festival’s prize and investment fund amounts to $2 million. The program will conclude with the AI & Digital Bridge forum. It will bring together representatives of major technology companies, investors, startups and experts from around the world.