UC Berkeley's AI Hackathon is back! Cal Hacks will be bringing you two days of hacking on the best AI technology the world has to offer. With support from Anthropic, Google, Fetch AI, and more, this will be a monumental event no future AI/LLM developer can afford to miss. You'll even have chance to pitch your project to investors, and win cash prizes! This event is your chance to explore the potential of large language models and other open source APIs, all while making a lasting impact in the world of artificial intelligence.
Requirements
- Submit your hack by 6/22 11:00AM PDT and make sure to add your teammates! You'll have until 12:00PM to continue hacking and editing your submission, but the project must be submitted by 11:00AM.
- Include an image of your project and GitHub repository for any code to be considered.
- Include the table number you're presenting from and the Hacker ID of one team member in your group.
- Previous projects are not allowed.
- Your team MUST be no more than 4 team members. Solo teams are allowed.
Prizes
GRAND PRIZE - Social Impact Track
Team selected by a panel of expert VCs will have the opportunity to earn $5,000 cash prize + API credits.
GRAND PRIZE - Productivity and Dev Tools Track
GRAND PRIZE - Creativity Track
Team selected by a panel of expert VCs will have the opportunity to earn $5,000 cash prize + API credits.
Cal Hacks: Best Beginner Hack
AirPods Pro 2
Cal Hacks: Hacker's Choice
Custom Backpacks
Cal Hacks: Best Hardware Hack
Flipper Zeros
Anthropic: Best Use of Claude 4
$2500 in API credits
Google: Best Use of Gemini
Google Pixel Watches
Fetch AI: Best Use of Fetch AI
Unify: Best Use of Multimodal AI Agent
$2500 Cash Prize, opportunity for onsite interview for open roles at Unify
Nobel Era Group: Best Projects Leveraging LLM Agents Supported by Nobel Era Group & Berkeley RDI
Pinnacle Award - up to $2,500
Pioneer Award - up to $1,000
Trailblazer Award - up to $500
Groq: Best Creative Use of Groq
$500 API credits, project on all Groq socials, office tour with the team, guaranteed Groq internship interview
Orkes: Best Use of Orkes
$200 gift card
Vapi: Best Voice-Powered AI Project
500 Vapi credits
Vapi: Best Hardware & Voice Integration
750 Vapi Credits + Bag of Vapi Swag
Vapi: Most Ambitious Vapi Project
1000 Vapi credits
InspectMind: Most Efficiency Improvements Award
Nitrode: Neural Overdrive Prize
the prize that best harnesses AI to push the boundaries of game development will win $1536 Cash Prize + one year free subscription to Nitrode
Nitrode: Nitrode Turbo Mode Award
Project that most effectively leveraged Nitrode to accelerate game development will win $464 Cash Prize + one year free subscription to Nitrode
Letta: Most Creative Usage of Letta
Airpods 4 - Noise Cancellation
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Ddoski & his not-so judgy buddies.
Cal Hacks
Judging Criteria
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Application
Does the project have any feasible application in real life? Does it seem like something that someone could use or would actually have a benefit in the real world? -
Functionality/Quality
Is the project free of major bugs? Does it look appealing? The UI/UX doesn’t have to be absolutely perfect, but if we're having a hard time understanding the project by looking at it, there may be a problem. -
Creativity
Is this project unique and innovative? Is it a solution to a problem we have never seen before? A better way of doing something? -
Technical Complexity
The team should display a good level of knowledge in terms of the technology they’ve used in implementing their project.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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