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Hackathon: test and improve UvA AI Chat

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Hackathon: test and improve UvA AI Chat

Last modified on 17-03-2026 16:56
Would you like to put your technical skills and critical eye to the test? Then sign up for this hackathon where we'll work together with a team of AI experts to test and improve UvA AI Chat. We'll explore its current features and suggest new ones. And of course the challenge is to find gaps in UvA AI Chat.
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Start date
15-04-2026 13:00
End date
15-04-2026 17:00
Location

Register ahead of timeExternal link. You'll get access to a designated server about a week in advance to start exploring.

Programme

  • 13.00: Welcome and explanation
  • 13.30: Start of the Hackathon
  • 15.30: Findings are reported to the AI experts
  • 16.00: Closing remarks and prizes

Choose your own path

Test your technical skills as a hacker

Challenge the system: can you provoke strange or undesirable answers, bypass functions, or influence its behavior in ways that weren’t intended? It’s up to you to push the AI chat to its absolute limits. Your task is to figure out what the weak or vulnerable points of UvA AI Chat are, and how you can expose them with clever prompts.

Brainstorm about an artificial brain

Less interested in a technical challenge, but curious about the features UvA AI Chat offers? Show how you currently use UvA AI Chat, what you’d like to learn, and which features could simplify your daily work at the university. A team of AI experts will work with you to see what is and isn’t possible within this system’s environment. We’ll translate your ideas into concrete improvements to the platform and help you navigate the options the chat provides.