# Bayes Impact > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bayes_Impact > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bayes_Impact.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes_Impact > Source revision: 1356312720 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Bayes Impact** is a [non-profit organization](/source/Non-profit_organization), founded by [Paul Duan](/source/Paul_Duan), Eric Liu, and Pascal Corpet. Initially launched in the US in 2014, Bayes Impact started several projects throughout the world and especially in [Europe](/source/Europe). Bayes Impact's mission is to use technology ([artificial intelligence](/source/Artificial_intelligence), [data science](/source/Data_science)) to tackle social issues at scale.[1] Bayes Impact's slogan is "Empowering people at scale". ## History Launched in April 2014 in San Francisco, a few months later Bayes Impact was one of the first nonprofits to be admitted to [Y Combinator](/source/Y_Combinator), one of the Silicon Valley's most famous [seed accelerator](/source/Seed_accelerator).[2] The same year, Bayes Impact helped [Zidisha](/source/Zidisha), a [microfinance](/source/Microfinance) institution operating in [Africa](/source/Africa), to provide more affordable loans by reducing frauds.[3][4] In 2016, Bayes Impact launched an online platform (URSUS) in partnership with the [California Department of Justice](/source/California_Department_of_Justice) to improve transparency on law enforcement agencies use of violence against civilians.[5] URSUS collects police use-of-force data and is available in more than 800 police agencies.[6] In November 2016, the NGO launched Bob (formerly known as Bob Emploi) in [France](/source/France). Bob is an online, [open-source](/source/Open-source) and free platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide data-driven, personalized advice to unemployed individuals in France to help them improve their chances. With Bob, Bayes Impact has made a partnership with [Pôle emploi](/source/P%C3%B4le_emploi), France's unemployment agency.[7] In July 2019, Bob had provided advice to close to 200,000 jobseekers.[6] In the US, Bayes Impact also took part in research regarding care pathways of [Medicare](/source/Medicare_(United_States)) beneficiaries[8] and on improving ambulances routes with [Uber](/source/Uber)-like predictive algorithms.[9] ## Funding Bayes Impact is a non-profit supported by [philanthropy](/source/Philanthropy), through individual, corporate or [foundation](/source/Foundation_(nonprofit)) donations. Among Bayes Impact's donors, are the [Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation](/source/Bill_and_Melinda_Gates_Foundation), and [Google.org](/source/Google.org).[10] ## Citizen-led public services In June 2018, Bayes Impact published a manifesto on Citizen-led public services, providing a structure to the organisation's work towards the [common good](/source/Common_good). This manifesto promotes a new social contract, which empowers citizens to lead the way in building a new generation of public services backed by the infrastructure and guarantees provided by governments. This new social contract proposes to empower technological innovation to work for [public interest](/source/Public_interest) with equal fervor as it currently does for private endeavor.[11] ## References 1. (in French) [Avec Bayes Impact, Paul Duan veut créer « l’ONU de la data science »](https://frenchmorning.com/paul-duan-bayes-impact-nous-serons-lonu-de-la-data-science/), *French Morning*, February 19, 2015 1. [Harnessing big data for social good YC backed nonprofit Bayes Impact launches](https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/15/harnessing-big-data-for-social-good-yc-backed-nonprofit-bayes-impact-launches/), *[TechCrunch](/source/TechCrunch)*, July 16, 2014 1. [Y Combinator-backed Zidisha has been stomping down non-performing loans with some extra tech](https://venturebeat.com/2014/08/20/y-combinator-backed-zidisha-has-been-stomping-down-non-performing-loans-with-some-extra-tech/), *[VentureBeat](/source/VentureBeat)*, August 20, 2014 1. [How technology is transforming and saving microfinance](https://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/11/02/technology-transforming-saving-microfinance/), *[The Next Web](/source/The_Next_Web)*, November 2, 2014 1. [New Data Tool Aims for Transparency in Police Use of Force](https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-data-tool-aims-for-transparency-in-police-use-of-force-1474556405), *[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)*, September 22, 2016 1. [Top tech projects for social good in the UK and beyond](https://www.techworld.com/picture-gallery/apps-wearables/top-tech-projects-for-social-good-3590324/), *Techworld*, January 8, 2019 1. (in French) [Cinq choses à savoir sur Bob Emploi, le site qui veut enrayer le chômage](https://www.europe1.fr/economie/cinq-choses-a-savoir-sur-bob-emploi-le-site-qui-veut-enrayer-le-chomage-2901977), *[Europe 1](/source/Europe_1)*, November 16, 2016 1. (in Spanish) [La tecnología social de Paul Duan puede evitar un ‘Black Mirror’](https://retina.elpais.com/retina/2018/04/04/tendencias/1522829811_907626.html), *[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)*, April 6, 2018 1. (in French) [Paul Duan, ce petit génie des data qui vous veut du bien](https://www.wedemain.fr/Paul-Duan-ce-petit-genie-des-data-qui-vous-veut-du-bien_a1102.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190816020858/https://www.wedemain.fr/Paul-Duan-ce-petit-genie-des-data-qui-vous-veut-du-bien_a1102.html) 2019-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, *We demain*, June 19, 2015 1. (in French) [Paul Duan : «Une nouvelle génération de service public citoyen peut émerger»](https://www.strategies.fr/actualites/marques/4026474W/paul-duan-une-nouvelle-generation-de-service-public-citoyen-peut-emerger-.html), *Stratégies*, March 21, 2019 1. (in French) [Un Pacte pour un service public citoyen](https://www.latribune.fr/opinions/tribunes/un-pacte-pour-un-service-public-citoyen-781807.html), *[La Tribune](/source/La_Tribune)*, June 15, 2018 ## External links - [Official website](https://www.bayesimpact.org/en/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bayes Impact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes_Impact) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes_Impact?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.