SAIN Utrecht — Hackathon
Win4AISafety - Open Research Summer Challenge
Research AI Safety
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Location
Online
Duration
42 days
Date
Jul 6, 2026 - Aug 17, 2026
About the Hackathon
Research AI Safety
About the challengeWelcome to the first multi-disciplinary summer challenge organized by SAIN Utrecht. This is an individual project, where you will showcase your passion, ideas, and talent by crafting a short study over 6 weeks. The challenge is about shedding light on underexplored areas of AI Safety, replicating existing studies to perform new analysis, or producing surveys to raise awareness inside and outside the field. Just like professional researchers, you will be working under uncertainty. This is your chance to narrow down broad, general questions into a highly actionable study.What you'll do:You can choose any area of AI Safety, including Technical AISF or Governance. We are providing no strict theme or step-by-step guidelines on how to proceed, racking your brain is the only way to go. You will spend 6 weeks defining your scope, conducting your research, and synthesizing your findings.Working hard for these 6 weeks is for committed individuals eager to show what they are made of. Therefore, your final submission must be a comprehensive essay published as a Substack post. This widely accepted format will not only showcase your strategic clarity but will also act as an "evaluation in the wild."Information on the location for the kick-off event, networking and Winner ceremony can be found on LUMA:https://luma.com/sain-utrecht-eventsOur other channels:https://linktr.ee/sainutrecht
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Currency
USD
Start
Jul 6, 2026
End
Aug 17, 2026
Duration
42 days
Organized by SAIN Utrecht
Online · Upcoming
Timeline
Jul 6, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
Aug 17, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.