Mawhiba: 3 teams win in 'AI from Idea to Application' program

The Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Talent and Creativity, one of the centers under the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences in collaboration with CODED Academy, concluded the “AI from Idea to Application – AI for Programming” program, which involved 30 Kuwaiti youth and lasted three weeks of intensive training in programming, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies.

In a statement today, the center said the closing ceremony featured presentations of the projects developed by participants during the program, which focused on leveraging AI and programming technologies to develop digital solutions addressing various daily challenges and needs, alongside honoring participants and announcing the winning projects in the final stage.

It clarified that during the final stage, participants worked on developing their ideas and transforming them into technical projects before presenting them to a panel of representatives from the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Talent and Creativity and experts from the sector, where the top 10 projects were selected to participate in the Demo Day event.

The competition results saw the “Nema” team take first place, the “Jara’a” team secure second place, and the “KuwaitSat-1 Mission Hub” team claim third place.

The program provided participants with the opportunity to obtain four international certifications in artificial intelligence, generative AI, cybersecurity, and security and compliance from global technology organizations including Anthropic, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and Cisco, with exam fees and certification vouchers covered as part of the program.

The center noted that the top three teams received free seats in one of the general training camps offered by CODED Academy, in recognition of their projects and outputs during the program.