{
  "id": 121185,
  "title": "Question about the ELIGIBILITY of \"PAI steering committee organizations\"",
  "url": "/competitions/deepfake-detection-challenge/discussion/121185",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2019-12-11T18:23:47.555364400Z",
  "votes": 3,
  "comment_count": 4,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>In the ELIGIBILITY section, it said \"B. Employees, interns, contractors, officers, fellows and directors of PAI steering committee organizations, including PAI, are not eligible to win any Prizes.\". I am wondering if employees of \"First Draft, WITNESS, XPRIZE, CBC/Radio-Canada, the BBC, The New York Times, Facebook, and Microsoft\" belong to Employees of PAI steering committee organizations?</p>\n\n<p>Reference \"<a href=\"https://www.partnershiponai.org/the-partnership-on-ai-steering-committee-on-ai-and-media-integrity/\">The Partnership on AI Steering Committee on AI and Media Integrity</a>\"</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "692790",
      "postDate": "12/11/2019 18:23:47",
      "content": "<p>In the ELIGIBILITY section, it said \"B. Employees, interns, contractors, officers, fellows and directors of PAI steering committee organizations, including PAI, are not eligible to win any Prizes.\". I am wondering if employees of \"First Draft, WITNESS, XPRIZE, CBC/Radio-Canada, the BBC, The New York Times, Facebook, and Microsoft\" belong to Employees of PAI steering committee organizations?</p>\n\n<p>Reference \"<a href=\"https://www.partnershiponai.org/the-partnership-on-ai-steering-committee-on-ai-and-media-integrity/\">The Partnership on AI Steering Committee on AI and Media Integrity</a>\"</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "In the ELIGIBILITY section, it said \"B. Employees, interns, contractors, officers, fellows and directors of PAI steering committee organizations, including PAI, are not eligible to win any Prizes.\". I am wondering if employees of \"First Draft, WITNESS, XPRIZE, CBC/Radio-Canada, the BBC, The New York Times, Facebook, and Microsoft\" belong to Employees of PAI steering committee organizations?\n\nReference \"[The Partnership on AI Steering Committee on AI and Media Integrity](https://www.partnershiponai.org/the-partnership-on-ai-steering-committee-on-ai-and-media-integrity/)\"",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "692841",
      "postDate": "12/11/2019 19:28:28",
      "content": "<p>Speaking for XPRIZE, yes, we are ineligible for prize funds. The organizations associated with the Steering Committee can still enter the competition, but not win any prizes.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Speaking for XPRIZE, yes, we are ineligible for prize funds. The organizations associated with the Steering Committee can still enter the competition, but not win any prizes.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "692852",
      "postDate": "12/11/2019 19:43:43",
      "content": "<p>The organizations listed were all part of the steering committee, so employees from Facebook, AWS, Microsoft, Partnership on AI, CBC, BBC, New York Times, WITNESS, XPRIZE, and First Draft, would still be able to enter, but would not be eligible to receive prize money.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The organizations listed were all part of the steering committee, so employees from Facebook, AWS, Microsoft, Partnership on AI, CBC, BBC, New York Times, WITNESS, XPRIZE, and First Draft, would still be able to enter, but would not be eligible to receive prize money.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "692898",
      "postDate": "12/11/2019 20:39:48",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>Initial members of this Steering Committee will include First Draft, WITNESS, XPRIZE, CBC/Radio-Canada, the BBC, The New York Times, Facebook, and Microsoft, among other PAI Partner organizations to be later announced</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Noting that <strong>\"among other PAI Partner organizations to be later announced\"</strong>,  would it be possible to clarify who are  these \"PAI Partner organizations\" whose employee would also be illegible for the prize?  it should benefit for the competition if we can make clear this early on. </p>\n\n<p>Also, does this limitation of prize also apply to the 90+ partners? as shown here (<a href=\"https://www.partnershiponai.org/partners/\">https://www.partnershiponai.org/partners/</a>)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "&gt; Initial members of this Steering Committee will include First Draft, WITNESS, XPRIZE, CBC/Radio-Canada, the BBC, The New York Times, Facebook, and Microsoft, among other PAI Partner organizations to be later announced\n\nNoting that **\"among other PAI Partner organizations to be later announced\"**,  would it be possible to clarify who are  these \"PAI Partner organizations\" whose employee would also be illegible for the prize?  it should benefit for the competition if we can make clear this early on. \n\nAlso, does this limitation of prize also apply to the 90+ partners? as shown here (https://www.partnershiponai.org/partners/)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "692950",
      "postDate": "12/11/2019 22:03:56",
      "content": "<p>The final list of steering committee members for this challenge are: Facebook, AWS, Microsoft, Partnership on AI, CBC, BBC, New York Times, WITNESS, XPRIZE, and First Draft. Other members of PAI, that are not on the steering committee, are eligible. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The final list of steering committee members for this challenge are: Facebook, AWS, Microsoft, Partnership on AI, CBC, BBC, New York Times, WITNESS, XPRIZE, and First Draft. Other members of PAI, that are not on the steering committee, are eligible.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 692841,
      "author_name": "seanmcgregor",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/11/2019 19:28:28",
      "content": "<p>Speaking for XPRIZE, yes, we are ineligible for prize funds. The organizations associated with the Steering Committee can still enter the competition, but not win any prizes.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 692852,
      "author_name": "irinakofman",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/11/2019 19:43:43",
      "content": "<p>The organizations listed were all part of the steering committee, so employees from Facebook, AWS, Microsoft, Partnership on AI, CBC, BBC, New York Times, WITNESS, XPRIZE, and First Draft, would still be able to enter, but would not be eligible to receive prize money.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 692898,
      "author_name": "yifanxie",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/11/2019 20:39:48",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>Initial members of this Steering Committee will include First Draft, WITNESS, XPRIZE, CBC/Radio-Canada, the BBC, The New York Times, Facebook, and Microsoft, among other PAI Partner organizations to be later announced</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Noting that <strong>\"among other PAI Partner organizations to be later announced\"</strong>,  would it be possible to clarify who are  these \"PAI Partner organizations\" whose employee would also be illegible for the prize?  it should benefit for the competition if we can make clear this early on. </p>\n\n<p>Also, does this limitation of prize also apply to the 90+ partners? as shown here (<a href=\"https://www.partnershiponai.org/partners/\">https://www.partnershiponai.org/partners/</a>)</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 692950,
          "author_name": "irinakofman",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/11/2019 22:03:56",
          "content": "<p>The final list of steering committee members for this challenge are: Facebook, AWS, Microsoft, Partnership on AI, CBC, BBC, New York Times, WITNESS, XPRIZE, and First Draft. Other members of PAI, that are not on the steering committee, are eligible. </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "692790": "In the ELIGIBILITY section, it said \"B. Employees, interns, contractors, officers, fellows and directors of PAI steering committee organizations, including PAI, are not eligible to win any Prizes.\". I am wondering if employees of \"First Draft, WITNESS, XPRIZE, CBC/Radio-Canada, the BBC, The New York Times, Facebook, and Microsoft\" belong to Employees of PAI steering committee organizations?\n\nReference \"[The Partnership on AI Steering Committee on AI and Media Integrity](https://www.partnershiponai.org/the-partnership-on-ai-steering-committee-on-ai-and-media-integrity/)\"",
    "692841": "Speaking for XPRIZE, yes, we are ineligible for prize funds. The organizations associated with the Steering Committee can still enter the competition, but not win any prizes.",
    "692852": "The organizations listed were all part of the steering committee, so employees from Facebook, AWS, Microsoft, Partnership on AI, CBC, BBC, New York Times, WITNESS, XPRIZE, and First Draft, would still be able to enter, but would not be eligible to receive prize money.",
    "692898": "&gt; Initial members of this Steering Committee will include First Draft, WITNESS, XPRIZE, CBC/Radio-Canada, the BBC, The New York Times, Facebook, and Microsoft, among other PAI Partner organizations to be later announced\n\nNoting that **\"among other PAI Partner organizations to be later announced\"**,  would it be possible to clarify who are  these \"PAI Partner organizations\" whose employee would also be illegible for the prize?  it should benefit for the competition if we can make clear this early on. \n\nAlso, does this limitation of prize also apply to the 90+ partners? as shown here (https://www.partnershiponai.org/partners/)",
    "692950": "The final list of steering committee members for this challenge are: Facebook, AWS, Microsoft, Partnership on AI, CBC, BBC, New York Times, WITNESS, XPRIZE, and First Draft. Other members of PAI, that are not on the steering committee, are eligible."
  },
  "source": "meta"
}