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Lean AI Solutions Hackathon, with IBM Granite Models

Name: Lean AI Solutions Hackathon, with IBM Granite Models
Start: 2025-04-24T19:00:00+05:30
End: 2025-05-05T00:00:00+05:30

Hosted By

L.Prithviraj S.

Lean AI Solutions Hackathon, with IBM Granite Models

Details

Get hands-on to grow your skills and win prizes in this virtual event. All experience levels welcome. We’ll provide access to the necessary resources like watsonx services on IBM Cloud and the education you need to be successful, and we’ll ask you to imagine how that tech can solve an everyday problem under one of two theme options. Network with peers, form a team, and pitch your original proof-of-concept tech solution to compete for prizes.
In this hackathon, you will use IBM® Granite™ to build a proof-of-concept solution to align with one out of two possible themes:

Make work less boring
This is your chance to show the world what “different” could look like when it comes to business. Use IBM Granite models and build a proof-of-concept, AI-driven solution that brings creativity into how businesses operate. Whether it’s generating new ideas, designing creative content, predicting innovation or market trends, enhancing brainstorming processes, or nurturing creative strategy, you’ll identify an activity that can be improved and build a solution that can empower businesses to innovate faster and more creatively.
Decent work and economic growth challenge, brought to you by Call for Code
Economic growth and decent work can be a positive force for the whole planet. We’re calling on you to build a proof-of-concept, AI-driven solution using IBM Granite models that can address an issue that falls under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.

Call for Code®
Started in 2018, Call for Code is the largest tech-for-good initiative of its kind that brings together developers and problem-solvers from around the world to create solutions to help solve some of the most pressing societal issues of our time.

#### Step 1: Register

Sign up with your existing IBMid that uses your corporate or university email address or create one with your personal email to get access to the hackathon web site.

#### Step 2: Get ready ahead of the hackathon

Take advantage of free IBM Granite and watsonx education on the hackathon web site. You can also post your skills and search for other participants through the site to form a team. As the hackathon approaches, watch your email for critical updates and information. Access to watsonx will be provided by IBM when the challenge starts on April 24.

#### Step 3: Build with IBM Granite and win prizes

When the hackathon starts, you’ll get detailed instructions to build and submit your project for a chance to win! Those who submit a qualifying project may also be eligible to earn a badge from IBM TechXchange 2025.
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#### Prizes

First place team, per theme

$5,000 USD
$500 USD IBM Cloud credits, per team member
1 ticket per team member to IBM TechXchange Conference 2025 in Orlando (Tickets are subject to legal pre-approval, are non-transferable, and travel/lodging is not included)

Additionally, the team that wins first place for the Call for Code theme will be eligible to be judged for the 2025 Call for Code Global Challenge, where the top team will take home $50,000 USD.
Second place team, per theme