Competition Categories

Choose YourAI Track

Four exciting tracks to showcase your creativity, innovation, and AI skills. Find the perfect fit for your talents.

Competition Tracks

WAICY offers four tracks to showcase creativity, innovation, and AI skills. Students may choose one:

AI Showcase

Propose AI-based solutions to real-world problems (e.g., health, environment, social impact).

Judging Criteria:

Judged on problem-solving, innovation, and AI understanding.

AI-Generated Art

Use AI tools (DALL-E, Midjourney, etc.) to create digital artwork.

Judging Criteria:

Judged on originality, message, composition, and AI integration.

AI-Generated Video

Produce short AI-driven videos with animation, voiceovers, or storytelling.

Judging Criteria:

Judged on engagement, clarity, and AI use.

Large Language Models (LLMs)

Develop applications using ChatGPT, Bard, etc. (e.g., virtual tutors, knowledge bots).

Judging Criteria:

Judged on creativity, functionality, ethics, and AI logic.

Each track is designed to highlight different aspects of AI creativity and technical skill, allowing students to showcase their unique strengths and interests.

Judging Rubric

Projects are scored across two equally weighted areas, each contributing 50% to the final evaluation.

Technical Criteria

50%

AI knowledge, use of the Five Big Ideas, and execution

AI Knowledge

Understanding and application of artificial intelligence concepts and principles.

Five Big Ideas

Use of Perception, Representation & Reasoning, Learning, Natural Interaction, and Social Impact.

Execution

Technical implementation quality, functionality, and overall project completion.

Presentation & Impact

50%

Problem clarity, creativity, originality, ethics, and communication

Problem Clarity

Clear identification and articulation of the real-world problem being addressed.

Creativity & Originality

Innovative approach, unique solutions, and creative thinking demonstrated in the project.

Ethics & Communication

Ethical considerations in AI use and effective communication of ideas and solutions.

The Five Big Ideas of AI

Perception
How AI senses the world
Representation
How AI represents knowledge
Learning
How AI learns from data
Interaction
How AI communicates
Social Impact
How AI affects society

Awards & Recognition

All participants receive official certificates. Top projects earn medals and special recognition for excellence.

Official Certificate

Every WAICY participant receives an official certificate of participation, recognizing their contribution to the global AI education community and their commitment to using AI for positive change.

Medal Categories

Gold Medal

Awarded to the highest-scoring projects in each track, recognizing exceptional innovation and execution.

Silver Medal

Recognizing outstanding projects that demonstrate strong AI application and creative problem-solving.

Bronze Medal

Celebrating excellent projects that show solid understanding of AI concepts and good execution.

Special Awards

Impact Excellence Award

For projects that demonstrate exceptional potential for positive social impact and real-world application.

Design Excellence Award

Recognizing projects with outstanding visual design, user experience, and aesthetic innovation.

AI Innovation Award

For projects that showcase groundbreaking use of AI technology and creative technical implementation.

Ready to Compete?

Join thousands of students worldwide in showcasing your AI skills and creativity. Choose your track and start building solutions that can change the world.