Marek Rosa
{{Short description|Slovak entrepreneur and software developer}}
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Marek Rosa is a Slovak entrepreneur, programmer, and computer game developer. He is known as the CEO and founder of Keen Software House, an independent video game design studio, and CEO, Founder, and CTO of GoodAI, a company dedicated to the research and development of general artificial intelligence. Both companies are based in Prague, the Czech Republic, and have their headquarters in the historical Oranžérie.{{Cite web|last=Kreč|first=Luboš|date=August 27, 2020|title=Softwarový úprk z Karlína do oranžerie. Umělá inteligence vzniká v barokním zámečku po katolickém řádu|url=https://vikend.ihned.cz/c1-66807610-softwarovy-uprk-z-karlina-do-oranzerie-umela-inteligence-vznika-v-baroknim-zamecku-po-katolickem-radu|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=Vikend}}{{Cite web|title=Oranžérie {{!}} The home of Keen Software House & GoodAI|url=https://oranzerie.cz/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Oranžérie|language=en-GB}}
Keen Software House
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In 2010, Marek founded Keen Software House.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} The company created video games including Space Engineers{{Cite web|date=2013-10-23|title=Space Engineers – Released on Steam Early Access|url=https://www.spaceengineersgame.com/space-engineers-released-on-steam-early-access/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Space engineers|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=SPACE ENGINEERS REACHES ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/228152/SPACE_ENGINEERS_REACHES_ONE_MILLION_COPIES_SOLD.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141021101025/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/228152/SPACE_ENGINEERS_REACHES_ONE_MILLION_COPIES_SOLD.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 21, 2014|access-date=2021-03-26|website=www.gamasutra.com|language=en}} and Medieval Engineers.{{Cite web|title=Keen Software House announces Medieval Engineers, the studio's second engineering title!|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/234063/Keen_Software_House_announces_Medieval_Engineers_the%0Astudiorsquos_second_engineering_title.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123040935/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/234063/Keen_Software_House_announces_Medieval_Engineers_thestudiorsquos_second_engineering_title.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2015|access-date=2021-03-26|website=www.gamasutra.com|language=en}}
GoodAI
In 2014 Marek founded GoodAI with a $10 million personal investment and in 2015 the company was announced publicly.{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=June 10, 2015|title=TRUE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMING TO SPACE ENGINEERS THANKS TO NEW RESEARCH COMPANY|url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2015/6/10/8758915/true-artificial-intelligence-space-engineers|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=Polygon.com}} Marek is the CEO and CTO of GoodAI and set the mission which is to “develop safe general artificial intelligence - as fast as possible - to help humanity and understand the universe.”{{Cite web|last=Tomek|first=Michal|date=January 29, 2017|title=Marek Rosa: General AI Is Just a Tool to Understand the Universe|url=https://slovakstartup.com/2017/01/29/marek-rosa-goodai/|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=Slovak Startup}}
In January 2017, Marek announced the creation of the AI Roadmap Institute, which aims to accelerate the creation of safe human-level artificial intelligence by encouraging, studying, mapping and comparing roadmaps towards this goal. In February 2017, he launched the General AI Challenge, pledging $5 million in prize money to tackle crucial research problems in human-level AI development.{{Cite web|last=Afanasjeva|first=Olga|title=In the General AI Challenge, Teams Compete for $5 Million|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/in-the-general-ai-challenge-teams-compete-for-5-million|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=IEEE Spectrum|date=June 21, 2017}}{{Cite web|last=Rosa|first=Marek|date=February 18, 2017|title=The 5 Million Dollar General AI Challenge is a Path to Human-level AI|url=https://www.singularityweblog.com/general-ai-challenge/|access-date=March 25, 2021}}
In August 2020, Marek announced the GoodAI Grants initiative to provide a $300,000 grant fund for artificial intelligence research.{{Cite web|last=Brejčák|first=Peter|date=August 11, 2020|title=Miliony na podporu vývoje obecné umělé inteligence. GoodAI Marka Rosy vypisuje štědrý grant pro výzkumníky|url=https://www.czechcrunch.cz/2020/08/miliony-na-podporu-vyvoje-obecne-umele-inteligence-goodai-marka-rosy-vypisuje-stedry-grant-pro-vyzkumniky/|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=CZECHCRUNCH}}
Oranžérie reconstruction
References
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External links
- [https://blog.marekrosa.org/ Marek Rosa's blog]
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