Agent Creativity Hackathon for Autism Charity
Build AI for Good—and Compete for US$3,000 in Cash Prizes 🏆
Ready to turn your AI skills into something that can make a real difference? Join AI Builders and Tencent Cloud in Hong Kong for a high-energy, half-day Agent Creativity Hackathon for Autism Charity, organized in partnership with Hong Kong Children & Youth Services.
Connect with 80 developers, designers, hackers, and AI builders to create practical, innovative solutions supporting the autism community. Compete across three exciting tracks for US$3,000 in total cash prizes—US$1,000 for the winning team in each track—plus the opportunity to advance to the Shenzhen Global Finals.
Track 1: Game Development with CodeBuddy (Download CodeBuddy here)
Track 2: Agent Building with WorkBuddy (Download WorkBuddy here)
Track 3: Animation Creation using Miora (Download Miora here)
The event runs in three stages: online pre-registration, an online early bird submission, and an offline final presentation. At the in-person event, judges select the top 1 project from each track (3 winning teams in total), each team will get 1000 USD Cash prize 🏆 and move on to the Shenzhen Global Finals.
Timeline
Project submission opening: July 9th
Early bird submission: August 11th, 12pm (extra points for early bird submissions).
Participants continue to build on event day
Final project submission ends on event day
Best team of each of the 3 tracks announced; 1000 USD Cash Prize per team 🏆
Early Bird Submission
Early bird submission: August 11th, 12pm (extra points for early bird submissions).
Projects must be submitted using the link below.
https://tinyurl.com/tencenthackathon
We will announce the top three projects per track during the event.
Judging Criteria
Hackathon theme alignment: Did the project solve any problem about autism?
Completeness: Whether the participant finished at least a minimum viable product.
Innovation: Is the product idea innovative?
Sponsored Product Usage: Did the team use sponsored products?
Early Bird Bonus: Was the final project submitted before August 11th, 12 p.m. Hong Kong time?
Who should join
Developers, hackers, designers, product builders, and AI practitioners in Hong Kong and the surrounding region who want to build AI agent projects for a good cause.
What to expect
Hands-on guidance across three Tencent Cloud products: CodeBuddy, WorkBuddy, and Miora
Three tracks: build a game, build an agent, create an animation
Online first-round selection followed by an offline final presentation
2,000 free product credits per product as participation incentives
On-site judging and awards, with 9 teams presenting live
Global Finals slots in Shenzhen for the top 1 team from each track (3 winning teams)
Hosted by AI Builders. Powered by Tencent Cloud, in partnership with Hong Kong Children & Youth Services.