Agent Creativity Hackathon for Autism Charity

A half-day agent creativity hackathon in Hong Kong organized by AI Builders and Tencent Cloud in partnership with Hong Kong Children & Youth
About this Event

Build AI for Good—and Compete for US$3,000 in Cash Prizes 🏆

Ready to turn your AI skills into something that can make a real difference? Join AI Builders and Tencent Cloud in Hong Kong for a high-energy, half-day Agent Creativity Hackathon for Autism Charity, organized in partnership with Hong Kong Children & Youth Services.

Connect with 80 developers, designers, hackers, and AI builders to create practical, innovative solutions supporting the autism community. Compete across three exciting tracks for US$3,000 in total cash prizes—US$1,000 for the winning team in each track—plus the opportunity to advance to the Shenzhen Global Finals.

CodeBuddy Track

• Step 1. Download CodeBuddy here
• Step 2. Build a web-based game related to autism charity
• Step 3. Deploy on Cloud Studio based on this doc here
• Step 4: Submit your project using the link below: https://tinyurl.com/codebuddytrack

WorkBuddy Track

• Step 1. Download WorkBuddy here
• Step 2. Build your Custom Agent Skill related to autism charity based on this doc here
• Step 3. Submit your project using the link below: https://tinyurl.com/workbuddytrack

Miora Track

• Step 1. Download Miora here
• Step 2. Create an animation related to autism charity
• Step 3. Upload your project using the link below: https://tinyurl.com/mioratrack

The event runs in three stages: online pre-registration, an online early bird submission, and an offline final presentation. At the in-person event, judges select the top 1 project from each track (3 winning teams in total), each team will get 1000 USD Cash prize 🏆 and move on to the Shenzhen Global Finals.

Timeline

• Project submission opening: July 9th
• Early bird submission: August 11th, 12pm (extra points for early bird submissions).
• Participants continue to build on event day
• Final project submission ends on event day
• Best team of each of the 3 tracks announced; 1000 USD Cash Prize per team 🏆

Early Bird Submission

Early bird submission: August 11th, 12pm (extra points for early bird submissions).

We will announce the top three projects per track during the event.

Judging Criteria

• Hackathon theme alignment: Did the project solve any problem about autism?
• Completeness: Whether the participant finished at least a minimum viable product.
• Innovation: Is the product idea innovative?
• Sponsored Product Usage: Did the team use sponsored products?
• Early Bird Bonus: Was the final project submitted before August 11th, 12 p.m. Hong Kong time?

Who should join

• Developers, hackers, designers, product builders, and AI practitioners in Hong Kong and the surrounding region who want to build AI agent projects for a good cause.
• We also have an online chat group for attendees to find other team members, as well as ask any questions regarding the hackathon. Feel free to join now: https://tinyurl.com/tencenthackathonchat

What to expect

• Hands-on guidance across three Tencent Cloud products: CodeBuddy, WorkBuddy, and Miora
• Three tracks: build a game, build an agent, create an animation
• Online first-round selection followed by an offline final presentation
• 2,000 free product credits per product as participation incentives
• On-site judging and awards, with 9 teams presenting live
• Global Finals slots in Shenzhen for the top 1 team from each track (3 winning teams)

Organizers

AI Builders is an AI community of founders, engineers, and designers across Asia, building and shipping real AI products together.

Tencent Cloud is the global cloud arm of Tencent, offering computing, AI, and productivity infrastructure trusted by millions of developers and enterprises.

Hong Kong Children & Youth Services is a long-standing Hong Kong non-profit delivering children, youth, and family welfare programs, including services that support neurodiverse children and their families.

HKPC Academy is the training arm of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, providing FutureSkills courses that help professionals and organisations upskill in AI, digital, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Build AI for Good—and Compete for US$3,000 in Cash Prizes 🏆