OFFICIAL RULES - Fire & Personal AI Hackathon

Eligibility

1. Participant Requirements

• Open to individuals 18 years or older
• Open to teams of up to 5 members
• Must have a valid Devpost account & be registered on lu.ma
• Must join the Kwaai Slack
• Must be able to present work virtually 3/7 if selected as finalist

2. Project Requirements

• Projects must be original work
• Code must be newly written during the hackathon period
• Pre-existing resources limited to:
• Open source libraries
• Public APIs
• Standard development frameworks
• Personal AI or mimik platform components as provided

Competition Period

1. Timeline

•  Registration Opens: 2/21 at 6pm
•  Winners Announced: 3/7

2. Submission Deadlines

• All submissions must be received by 4pm pst on 3/5
• Late submissions will not be considered
• All project materials must be complete at time of submission
• Must submit 3 min or less video to #hackathon-project-showcase channel on Slack by submission deadline and all necessary uploads here on Devpost

Intellectual Property

1. Ownership

• Participants retain ownership of their projects
• Grant sponsors non-exclusive license to showcase projects
• Must have rights to all code and assets uses

2. Open Source

• Participants encouraged to open source their projects
• Must comply with all third-party licenses
• Must include appropriate attribution

Judging & Evaluation

1. Selection Process

• Initial screening by technical review committee
• Finalist selection by panel of judges
• Live demonstrations for finalists
• Final winner selection based on judging criteria

2. Disqualification

•  Incomplete submissions
•  Violations of rules or code of conduct
•  Plagiarism or misuse of third-party IP
•  Inappropriate or harmful content

Code of Conduct

1. Expected Behavior

•  Professional and respectful communication
•  Collaborative and inclusive environment
•  Honest

2. Have fun!