AI Proposal Evaluation and Guidance

1. build data sets about ideas and projects
2. train AI to critique proposals and give recommendations

Me: AI & Data Strategy Consultant @ Big 4 firm; 12 years experience building systems

1x Support: has AI & data strategy experience

goal: increase review throughput and quality to increase value of ideas generated and funded

proposed solution: AI trained to provide critique and recommendations to proposals,

Critique Ideas:

- completeness

- relevancy to topic

- similarity to other proposals

- complexity of implementation vs funding request

- likelihood of success

- degree of alignment to Cardano mission and values

Recommendation Ideas

- feedback received from similar successful / unsuccessful ideas (can serve as Catalyst's "memory")

- partnering opportunities with other proposals

- solution design from either relevant templates, samples or successful projects

- team members with relevant background

- tldr summary

Current Complications:

Current data collection does not support the breadth of valuable critiques and and recommendations that could be automated.

Why Now:

1. While Catalyst is in its infancy the sooner we can establish a vision of how we can use technology to enhance the proposal curation process the sooner we can begin moving towards the vision.

1. Some of the ideas above are low complexity and could be implemented soon to great benefit; others will require new data collection and collaboration with IOG's IdeaScale team and/or new project tracking efforts which are starting up. Collaborating across multiple decentralized product backlogs to amass the data needed to support this AI will be complicated so the earlier we can establish a common vision the better.

Proposed Deliverables For F4

- vision for proposal critique and recommendations engine

- high level data requirements

- inventory of project data available on IdeaScale and other Catalyst project related data sources

- gap analysis between data requirements and data currently available

- socialization discussions with IOG and SingularityNet teams (pending availability)

- capability roadmap for Catalyst proposal critique and review system

- Recommended initiatives

Support Needed

- coming soon