Welcome! We’ve curated a full set of resources to support both technical and non-technical participants throughout the hackathon. These are designed to save time, spark ideas, and guide your submissions.

 

How to Join the AI Bias Bounty Hackathon

Here’s everything you need to know to get started and participate successfully in the AI Bias Bounty Hackathon.

Step 1: Register for the Hackathon
  • You can participate as an individual or form a team of 2–4. Use the Devpost team-matching board to find teammates.
  • Sign up on the official hackathon website and complete the registration with your name, email, and role (e.g., developer, researcher, policy analyst, or designer)
Step 2: Receive Your Onboarding Starter Kit
  • A week before the event, you'll get a welcome email, a Discord invite, and the downloadable Participant Starter Kit.
  • The kit includes the synthetic financial dataset, reporting templates, onboarding guide, rubric and submission checklists — check your spam folder if needed.
Step 3: Join the Orientation & Kickoff Session
  • Attend the kickoff for a live demo of the platform walkthrough and tracks, and a panel discussion with AI experts.
  • A recording will be available, but attending live is highly encouraged for Q&A and interaction.
Step 4: Connect on Slack
  • Introduce yourself in #introductions, join your team channel, and use #questions and #resources for support.
  • Find collaborators or get technical help from the community
  • Stay active, as all official updates, announcements, and judging info will be shared there.
Step 5: Start Building
  • Each team/participant must build a working model and document their findings.
Step 6: Submit Your Project
  • Submit your GitHub repo with the code/tool/report, scoring script, and summary write-up by Thursday, July 3rd, 2025, 11:59 PM PT.
  • Follow the submission checklist — late entries will not be accepted.
Step 7: Judging & Feedback
  • Expert judges will evaluate based on innovation, clarity, technical quality, risk relevance, and impact.
  • Winners will be announced on July 17th, 2025.
Step 8: Post-Hackathon Impact
  • Validated tools and reports may be featured in the AI Bias Public GitHub Repository.

 

Community Support

  • Slack Workspace: Connect with mentors, ask questions, and find collaborators