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Afrotech’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon 2024

Afrotech’s Artificial Intelligence Hackathon is more than just a coding challenge—it’s a celebration of community, creativity, and the incredible potential of technology.

The core objective of this initiative is to challenge participants to build their own applications that integrate LLM APIs of existing technologies via a virtual hackathon leading up to the AfroTech Conference.

Participants will be challenged to build or update a software application that integrates APIs from Google Gemini or OpenAI and fits into one of the following categories:

  • Health and Medical
  • Sustainability
  • Cyber Security and Risk
  • Skills-based Workforce Development

Requirements

The core objective of this initiative is to challenge participants to build their own applications that integrate LLM APIs of existing technologies via a virtual hackathon leading up to the AfroTech Conference.

Participants will be challenged to build or update a software application that integrates APIs from Google Gemini or OpenAI and fits into one of the following categories:

  • Health and Medical
  • Sustainability
  • Cyber Security and Risk
  • Skills-based Workforce Development

Submissions to the Hackathon must meet the following requirements:

  • Include a Project built with the required developer tools and meets the above Project Requirements.
  • Include a text description that should explain the features and functionality of your Project.
  • Include a demonstration video of your Project. The video portion of the Submission:
    • should be around three (3) minutes. Judges are not required to watch beyond three minutes
    • should include footage that shows the Project functioning on the device for which it was built
    • must be uploaded to and made publicly visible on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook Video, or Youku, and a link to the video must be provided on the submission form on the Hackathon Website; and
    • must not include third party trademarks, or copyrighted music or other material unless the Entrant has permission to use such material.
  • Include a URL to your public code repository
  • Include a public URL to your app

Prizes

$15,000 in prizes

 First Place

  • $7,500 USD Cash Prize
  • Up to $5,000 USD Team Travel Reimbursement for AfroTech Conference 2024
  • Complimentary AfroTech Conference 2024 All-Access Ticket
  • AfroTech.com Editorial Feature post event
  • Complimentary AfroTech Insider Membership

 Second Place

  • $5,000 USD Cash Prize
  • Complimentary AfroTech Conference 2024 Executive Ticket
  • AfroTech.com Editorial Feature post event
  • Complimentary AfroTech Insider Membership

 Third Place

  • $2,500 USD Cash Prize
  • Complimentary AfroTech Conference 2024 General Admission Ticket
  • Complimentary AfroTech Insider Membership

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