StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\nUsing AI for good<\/h3>\n
Just a year after meeting, the team has launched Black AI, a startup offering a platform that is developing machine learning computer vision.<\/p>\n
\u201cBasically, we just teach computers how to understand and interpret the world,\u201d Mannering says.<\/p>\n
She says it’s a technology that could potentially be used everywhere from home security and city planning to health and aged care.<\/p>\n
The Black AI technology could be used to develop keyless homes where doors only unlock for recognised residents, and in cities to analyse pedestrian traffic and use of public places.<\/p>\n
By the end of this year, Mannering wants Black AI to have run successful trials and be generating revenue.<\/p>\n
Black AI is already in talks to launch a smart cities plan in Melbourne for the entertainment industry and is beginning a trial with the University of Sydney in a study for early detection of Alzheimers and Dementia.<\/p>\n
Black AI\u2019s technology will also be used by the researchers to track and record important data about patients\u2019 movements, which can allow them to detect odd behaviour like re-entering a room several times in a short period.<\/p>\n
It can also help track if patients are taking medication and doing rehabilitation correctly.<\/p>\n
Competing on a global stage<\/h3>\n
Mannering continues to remain active in the hackathon and startup community, not just in Melbourne but around the world.<\/p>\n
This week, she is vying for an all-expenses paid trip to Israel and will be pitching against startups across the globe in Start Tel Aviv\u2019s 2016 competition for female entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n
Her startup has also been selected to compete at Microsoft\u2019s Imagine Cup, which will be held at Microsoft’s Seattle headquarters, where she’ll pitch before CTOs from Facebook and the like.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to impress them and meet some of those people,\u201d Mannering says.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year\u2019s [winning team] got a one-on-one session with Bill Gates.\u201d<\/p>\n
As an active member of Australia\u2019s startup scene, Mannering says she’s keen to show the world\u2019s most advanced ecosystems that Australia is a global contender in innovation.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if we don\u2019t win, it\u2019s practice, exposure and networking opportunities,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
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