⚠️ IMPORTANT: You can participate as an individual or form a team of 2-4 members.

Still assembling your team? Start by registering here on Devpost. Devpost makes it easy to connect with others and form a team. Once your team is finalized, each member must complete the official registration form via the website to be fully registered for the hackathon.

Please ensure your entire team is ready before submitting the official registration form on our website. If your team details change after registering, contact us at support@techfest.com.

 

Rules

All participants must follow the rules to maintain fairness, safety, and integrity. Violations such as using private data or plagiarizing will result in disqualification.

Prohibited Content:

Participants must not use confidential or proprietary data, create harmful or illegal content, or plagiarize. All analyses must respect the terms of service of any models or datasets used. Original work or proper citations are required.

Ethical Commitment:

Participants are expected to act with integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration. This event is about creating solutions that prioritize safety and community impact, not just winning.

Overview and Agreement:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Participation in the AI Bias Bounty Hackathon (the “Hackathon”) constitutes full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules (the “Rules”) and the decisions of the organizers and judges, which are final and binding. By registering or submitting an entry, each participant (the “Entrant”) agrees to comply with and be bound by these Rules and acknowledges that failure to meet all eligibility criteria and submission requirements may result in disqualification.

 

Participation Criteria & Eligibility

Who Can Participate 

Participants must be legally eligible to enter online competitions in their country; all experience levels are welcome.

Submissions must include a trained model used to detect bias in the synthetic dataset provided, and proper documentation, all submitted by the deadline.

All code must be original or properly credited and uploaded to GitHub with clear instructions.

 
Who Cannot Participate

Employees, interns, or direct contractors of the Sponsor are not eligible to win prizes, and any participant presenting a conflict of interest may be disqualified at the Sponsor’s discretion.

Residents of countries under OFAC or similar government restrictions may be ineligible for monetary prizes but can still participate.

If you're unsure about your eligibility due to employment, location, or age, contact the organizers before registering.

Penalty for Breaking the Rules
  • Any violation of the rules will result in automatic disqualification from the hackathon.

 

Use of Materials & IP

All submissions remain the intellectual property of their creators. However, by participating, you agree to:

  • Allow the organizers to showcase your work for educational and community purposes.

  • Permit anonymized or attributed versions of your report to be included in the public AI Risk Repository, subject to review.

  • Follow open-source best practices if using third-party data/tools.

 

We provide starter kit, synthetic datasets and optional tools to help you get started. No need to start from scratch; just bring curiosity, technical creativity, and a willingness to explore AI failure modes.