Agents that act. Systems that answer. | Free Virtual Agentic-AI Hackathon

About the Hackathon: Anyone can build an AI demo that works once. Agents that act. Systems that answer. is about what happens when it goes wrong. It's a free, 3-day virtual hackathon for student builders, hosted by StudentChakra and co-hosted by Priyanshu Agarwal (founder of NextMove, organiser of Hackorizon). What You'll Build: An agentic AI system for a real person with a real task. Start with a person, not an industry: who are they, what do they hate doing, what does your agent do for them, and where does it break? Solo or in a team of up to 4. No experience required. How Projects Are Judged: We judge how your project behaves when things go wrong: Failure modes: how does it break? Human oversight: who stays in the loop? Intervention: can someone stop it? Reversibility: can a mistake be undone? Plus usefulness to a real person and the quality of your working build. Prizes: $680 in prizes: 1st place about $500 in Apify credits; 2nd and 3rd place Cursor subscriptions. Judges: Experts from AI governance, cybersecurity, venture and OpenAI, including Dr. Esona Fomuso (formerly VP of Technology, JPMorgan Chase), Dr. Aleem Khalid Alvi (Professor of Cybersecurity & Software Engineering, Sheridan College), Kunal Kapoor (Venture Continuity, Katha) and Priyanshu Agarwal (ChatGPT Lab, OpenAI India). Key Dates: Registration closes: Nov 27 Hackathon: Nov 28–30 (virtual) Final results: Dec 8 Who Can Join: Students worldwide, solo or in teams of 1–4. Free.