AI Safety & Cybersecurity: Warmup for the Global South Hackathon
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Fetched 8 days ago
Thursday, June 11, 2026
to Friday, June 12, 2026
•
3 hours long
Artificial IntelligenceBlockchainSocial Impact
Event Type
in person
17
Participants
$6,000
Prize Pool
1
Est. Projects
AI safety research is concentrated in a handful of countries. The risks aren't.
On June 19-21, the Global South AI Safety Hackathon brings together researchers, engineers, and policy professionals from Latin America, Africa, and Asia to work on the problems the field has been slow to address. 328 sign-ups. 8 local hubs across 3 continents. $6,000 in prizes across 6 winning teams, with top projects invited into the Apart Fellowship for continued research and mentorship.
Before that weekend of building, we're creating space at the Hub for the conversation that frames it.
Zeugh @theZeugh, Head of Research at blockful and organizer of the first OpenClaw Meetup in Latin America, will open the conversation on AI safety and cybersecurity: what these mean in practice, how they intersect, and why builders in this region have a distinct perspective to bring. The floor is open - come ready to participate.
💬 What this is about
It's a space to talk about what AI safety looks like when you're building in the Global South: the cybersecurity dimension, the regulatory landscape, the specific gaps that research concentrated in a handful of countries tends to miss, and what participating in a hackathon like this one actually involves.
Come with questions. Come even if you're not registered for the hackathon yet.
🗓️ How it works
6:00pm We gather at the Hub7:00pm Community talkAfterwards Networking
You're also welcome to spend the day working from Ethereum Hub before the event. Bring your laptop, work from the space, and stay for the conversation.
💚 Who should come?
This is for people who care about AI: builders, researchers, students, engineers, policy people, and anyone curious about AI safety or thinking about joining the hackathon. You don't need to come with all the answers. Just come curious.
We're opening it with friends from blockful, Base, Acelera IA, and the ETH Floripa community ✨
🌱 Stay close to the Hub
We have a Telegram group for community updates, upcoming events, questions, and people who want to stay closer to what is happening around Ethereum Hub. Join here
RSVP to save your spot 💚
Judge Accessibility
Organizer email available25/25
Student-run event15/15
Actively looking for judges25/25
Small event (120 participants)10/10
No corporate sponsors10/10
New or emerging organizer10/10
Public registration available5/5
Online format (judge from anywhere)10/10
Top signals
Organizer email available
Student-run event
Actively looking for judges
Organizers
Alex Johnson
alex@example.org
Jamie Rivera
jamie@example.org
Sam Chen
sam@example.org
Estimated Audience
Mostly Students
ExperienceStudent
OccupationStudents
Beginner Friendly
Women in Tech
Technical Focus
AI95%
Web80%
Mobile25%
Industries
Healthcare
Education
Climate
Technologies
Python
React
OpenAI
Why this estimate
• Hosted by a university
• Open to students
• MLH member event
Estimate inferred from event metadata, not actual attendee data.