Founders have spent lots of time lately developing practical consumer use cases for AI and machine learning. AI startup Advocate believes the technology could help people apply for presidency advantages more easily.
The New York-based startup was founded by Emilie Poteat, who got here up with the concept after watching her stepfather try to gather Social Security advantages. Although he was eligible, it was a sophisticated process for him to use and even after he did, he needed to spend months waiting for a response. Years later, Poteat realized that AI could potentially improve this process.
Poteat stopped by TechCrunch's Found podcast this week to debate why automating the applying process using AI could make it easier for many individuals to access government advantages. She also talked about why government services are the proper place to construct an AI model on account of the wealth of documentation, policies and data that a closed system could learn from.
She shared what it was wish to seek advice from the federal government about constructing a third-party add-on to their existing infrastructure and why the federal government seems open to working with an outdoor organization moderately than constructing out the technology itself.
This episode also covers the business constructing process for Poteat and Advocate, because the startup has not yet fully launched. Poteat also talked about fundraising for the startup and the way she's had higher luck with the businesses that need to support Moonshots than with the businesses that concentrate on women and LGBTQ+ founders like herself.
Poteat hopes the corporate can ultimately help make it easier for anyone eligible for presidency advantages to use, and plans to start expanding into more industries with government advantages shortly after launch.
“The government's concern was not about winning over people, but moderately concerning the lack of a chunk of infrastructure, like a bridge or a road, but a technological infrastructure that might lie between the American public and their federal government,” Poteat said. “So we got down to construct it.”
