About the Event
Human vs AI is where judgement meets machines — debate policy, test ethics and take on a quiz about our AI future. The same skill every founder needs: reasoning fast and clearly under pressure, in front of people who’ll push back.
Every founder eventually has to defend a position they can’t fully prove yet — to an investor questioning the market, a customer questioning the price, a co-founder questioning the roadmap. That’s exactly the muscle this track trains: forming a real opinion on a hard, unresolved AI question and holding it up against someone actively trying to poke holes in it, in real time, with no script to fall back on.
It rewards the same thing a pitch does — clear thinking, fast reasoning and the composure to not fold the moment someone disagrees with you. Total prize pool: ₹1,00,000 across the rounds.
Rules
- 01Teams of 1–2 members.
- 02Rounds include a quiz, a debate and an ethics case.
- 03Use of AI assistance during the quiz is disqualified.
- 04Debate arguments must be reasoned and respectful.
- 05Judging is on knowledge, reasoning and articulation.
Submission
Video Rules
Maximum length: 5 minutes
- A short introduction of your team
- Your stance on a provided topic
- Why you should reach the debate finals
Online Submission — Guidelines & Deliverables
Deadline: 26 September 2026 (Submission deadline)
What to submit
- Written responses to TWO of the policy & ethics cases listed for this event — one response per case, each within its stated word limit, submitted as two separate PDFs (one PDF per case, uploaded in the "Response Document 1" and "Response Document 2" slots).
- Each response must state a clear position and reasoning — not a summary of the problem.
- A team introduction video (max 5 minutes) is optional but helps seeding for the debate finals.
- Cite sources where you use specific facts or figures.
How to submit
- Complete your registration payment — project submission stays locked until payment is confirmed.
- Go to the Participant Dashboard at kaya.azmth.in/dashboard and sign in with your registered email (one-time code).
- Open your registration card for this event and fill the Project Submission form: project title, description (what you built and how it answers the brief), and the links below.
- Paste your GitHub / source URL, live demo URL and video / presentation URL into their fields. Put any deck or document link in the description if there is no dedicated field.
- Hit Submit. You can come back and edit any field until the deadline — the last saved version is what gets judged.
Format & naming
- All links must be public or unlisted and must stay live until results are announced — no login walls, no expiring links.
- Videos: MP4, 1080p or higher, within the max length for this event. Host on YouTube (unlisted) or Google Drive (anyone-with-link).
- Documents: PDF only. Name files as TeamID_Event_Deck.pdf (e.g. KT-2001_Hackathon_Deck.pdf).
- Google Drive links must have "Anyone with the link – Viewer" access. Test it in an incognito window before submitting.
What gets you disqualified
- Missing a mandatory deliverable at the deadline.
- Broken, private or expired links that cannot be accessed by judges.
- Work created before the event window, or plagiarised / AI-passed-off-as-original where the brief requires your own work.
- Exceeding the stated word or time limits.
Build Your Dream Team
Different skills make a stronger team. Here's who to bring:

A quizzer with deep knowledge of AI and its history.

A debater who can argue both sides of an ethics case.
A researcher who tracks policy and regulation (optional).
Timeline

Registration opens
26 August 2026

Registration deadline
26 September 2026
Online submissions open
29 August 2026

Submission deadline
26 September 2026

Online round result
TBD

Offline round
TBD
Venue

Panelists

To be revealed
To be revealed

To be revealed
To be revealed

