●◎ Hackathon Challenge: "AI for Impact"
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Build an AI-powered application that solves a real-world problem in one of the following
domains:
Sustainability (e.g., waste reduction, energy efficiency)
Accessibility (e.g., tools for people with disabilities)
Education (e.g., personalized learning)
Mental Health (e.g., mood tracking, support bots)
Your app must use at least one open-source AI API to demonstrate intelligent behavior
such as natural language understanding, image recognition, or predictive analytics.
’ Time Limit
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Total Duration: 7 hours
Start to Finish: Teams must submit their final code, video, and documentation
before the 7-hour mark. Late submissions will not be judged.
+ Team Size
Minimum: 2 members
Maximum: 4 members
Solo participation is not allowed to encourage collaboration and division of
responsibilities.
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Participants should be familiar with:
Basic programming in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript
RESTful APIs and JSON
Git and GitHub for version control
Recommended open-source AI APIs:
API Description Link
Hugging Face Pretrained models for [Link]
Transformers NLP tasks
OpenAI Whisper Speech-to-text [Link]
(via Hugging transcription
Face)
Replicate Run ML models in the [Link]
cloud via API
Cohere NLP APIs for [Link]
classification,
generation, and
embeddings
Clarifai Computer vision and [Link]
NLP models
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^ Judging Criteria
Category Description Points
Innovation Creativity and originality of the idea 20
Impact Relevance and potential to solve a real-world 20
problem
Technical Code quality, use of AI APIs, and functionality 20
Execution
Category Description Points
User Experience UI/UX design and ease of use 15
Presentation Clarity and completeness of the video demo and 25
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1. GitHub Repository with:
Source code
[Link] including:
Problem statement
Solution overview
API(s) used
Setup instructions
Screenshots (if applicable)
2. Demo Video (max 3 minutes):
Explain the problem and your solution
Show the app in action
Highlight how AI is used