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2025-26 AI Challenge
Pilot Contest — Be Among the First to Think Beyond the Bot
Congratulations to all of our award winners!
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Lillian Campbell
Second Place
“This experience has already helped me improve the way I communicate with AI. Learning to write prompts that elicit deeper responses from ChatGPT will aid me in becoming a more thoughtful consumer of information and more willing to challenge what I’m given rather than accept it at face value.”
Carson Chen
First Place
“When asked about the fairness of the system, [Gemini] presented both sides clearly…. Initially, I expected AI to take a side – to argue for fairness or reject it outright. Instead, I learned that AI operates within strict boundaries. It can explain consequences, outline risks, describe pros and cons, but it cannot decide what is right.”
Shreya Sharma
Third Place
“I learned a lot about using AI responsibly. Treating it as a debate partner instead of an answer generator produced the most valuable insight. I learned not to trust its sickly sweet, confident tone, and shifted to asking harder questions and refusing to settle for neat yet shallow conclusions.”
Finalists
Trexlor Boyer
Sandra Castellanos Pena
Jemarcus Dent
Jitendra Kavali
Liam Moreno
Thakur Singh
Jerry Wang
Ian Wang
Ryan Xu
Aliyah Yusuff
Looking for more opportunities to compete?
We’re accepting submissions in our Essay Contest and Video Contest until March 13. Please note that students who entered the AI Challenge are not eligible for the Essay Contest.
Congratulations to all of our award winners!
You should have received an email from us with further information. If you did not receive it in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If it’s not there, please contact us.
Carson Chen
First Place
“When asked about the fairness of the system, [Gemini] presented both sides clearly…. Initially, I expected AI to take a side – to argue for fairness or reject it outright. Instead, I learned that AI operates within strict boundaries. It can explain consequences, outline risks, describe pros and cons, but it cannot decide what is right.”
Lillian Campbell
Second Place
“This experience has already helped me improve the way I communicate with AI. Learning to write prompts that elicit deeper responses from ChatGPT will aid me in becoming a more thoughtful consumer of information and more willing to challenge what I’m given rather than accept it at face value.”
Shreya Sharma
Third Place
“I learned a lot about using AI responsibly. Treating it as a debate partner instead of an answer generator produced the most valuable insight. I learned not to trust its sickly sweet, confident tone, and shifted to asking harder questions and refusing to settle for neat yet shallow conclusions.”
Finalists
Trexlor Boyer
Sandra Castellanos Pena
Jemarcus Dent
Jitendra Kavali
Liam Moreno
Thakur Singh
Jerry Wang
Ian Wang
Ryan Xu
Aliyah Yusuff
Looking for more opportunities to compete?
We’re accepting submissions in our Essay Contest and Video Contest until March 13. Please note that students who entered the AI Challenge are not eligible for the Essay Contest.
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