‘Tis the season for AFROTECH™ Conference 2024!
Ahead of the AFROTECH™ Conference 2024, AFROTECH™ will hold an AI Hackathon. Hosted on DevPost, participants of the virtual hackathon will build their own GPT models on the backend of existing GPT technologies. The software application must merge Google Gemini, the tech giant’s AI, or OpenAI. In addition, the software application must fit one of the categories below:
- Health and medical
- Sustainability
- Cybersecurity and risk
- Skills-based workforce development
To participate in the AFROTECH™ AI Hackathon 2024, participants must be either mid-career professionals or beyond and at least 21 years of age.
The grand prizes for the AFROTECH™ AI Hackathon 2024 are as follows:
- 1st 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
- 2nd Place
- $5,000 USD Cash Prize
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Conference 2024 Executive Ticket
- AfroTech.com Editorial Feature Post-Event
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Insider Membership
- 3rd Place
- $2,500 USD Cash Prize
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Conference 2024 General Admission Ticket
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Insider Membership
CRITERIA
- Technological Implementation
Does the project demonstrate quality software development? How is the quality of the code? - Design
Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out? Is there a balanced blend of frontend and backend in the software? - Potential Impact
How big of an impact could the project have on communities of color? - Quality of the Idea
How creative and unique is the project? Does the concept exist already? If so, how much does the project improve on it?
Submissions will open on Aug. 19 and close on Sept. 30. The winners will be announced on Oct. 14. The three winners will present live and directly at the 2024 AFROTECH™ Conference in November.
