Global Index on Responsible AI Data Visualization Challenge

By participating, you will be tasked to create visualizations that uncover insights that can inform decisions and contribute to shaping the future of Responsible AI.

Whether you’re an experienced data visualization expert or just starting out, your unique perspective can contribute to more informed, responsible AI practices worldwide. Your work can inform policy and practice, driving meaningful change in AI governance.

Objectives

• The challenge is built around three key objectives:
  • Promote Understanding of Responsible AI:
    • Transform the Global Index on Responsible AI data into clear, impactful visualisations that uncover trends, and challenges in Responsible AI worldwide. This will raise awareness and inform the public about responsible AI challenges such as governance gaps, human rights implications, and gender and inclusion issues.
  • Highlight Global and Regional Trends:
    • Showcase the uneven progress of responsible AI across regions and topics, emphasizing advancements and areas needing improvement, particularly in human rights. Empower participants to delve deep into the data to uncover hidden trends and discover narratives.
  • Inspire Action and Policy Change:
    • Drive change through visualisations that can serve as advocacy tools for policymakers, stakeholders and non-state actors, encouraging improvements in responsible AI frameworks and practices.

Thematic Areas

• This challenge invites participants to explore the data and insights from the Global Index on Responsible AI report by creating impactful visualisations. Participants can choose from three broad themes, each designed to provide flexibility while encouraging meaningful exploration of responsible AI:
  • Exploring the Thematic Areas of Responsible AI: The Global Index on Responsible AI collects data on key thematic areas, each of which focuses on core aspects of responsible AI. These areas assess how governments and non-state actors are working (or not) on each of these aspects to create the conditions for the design, deployment and use of AI in ways that are safe, and respect and uphold human rights:
    • Focus: This theme invites participants to explore one or more of the thematic areas from the Global Index on Responsible AI.
  • Exploring Global and Regional Trends in Responsible AI: The Global Index on Responsible AI also identifies broader global trends in responsible AI. These trends reveal critical patterns and insights into AI principles and practices around the world and where gaps remain:
    • Focus: This theme invites participants to explore the major global trends identified in the Global Index on Responsible AI report and deepen on how these trends look across different regions.
  • Open Theme – Participant’s Choice: The Open Theme gives participants the freedom to explore any aspect of the Global Index on Responsible AI or any other Responsible AI related topics:
    • Focus: In this theme, participants have complete creative freedom to explore any topic related to Responsible AI. They are encouraged to use data from the Global Index on Responsible AI to explore areas not fully covered by the Index.

Program Specifications

• The challenge is open to individuals and teams, with no restrictions on experience level. You can work independently or collaborate with others, providing a flexible and inclusive opportunity for all.
• For team entries, one representative will be designated to receive the prize on behalf of the group.
• The number of phases: This challenge consists of a single evaluation phase. Participants are welcome to submit multiple entries, each of which will be reviewed independently during this round.

Prize Information

• First Prize:
  • $500 Cash Prize
  • Scholarship
  • Certificate
  • Webinar spotlight
  • Social Media Highlight
• Second Prize:
  • Scholarship
  • Certificate
  • Social Media Highlight
• Third Prize:
  • Certificate
  • Social Media Highlight

Eligibility Criteria

• The challenge is open to participants globally. Eligibility requirements include:
  • Open to all: The challenge is open to participants globally, whether entering as an individual or as part of a team. Participants from all backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome.
  • Individual and team entries: Participants can enter individually or as part of a team. Teams must designate one representative who will receive any awarded prize on behalf of the group.
  • Age requirement: Participants must be at least 18 years old or meet the age of majority in their country of residence.
  • Original work: All entries must be the original work of the participant(s) and created specifically for this challenge. No prior submissions or previously published work will be accepted.
  • Valid Passport/ID and cash receiving account: Participants must have a valid passport or government issued ID that matches the name of their challenge entry. Participants must also have an account capable of receiving cash prizes, should they win.

For more information, visit Global Index on Responsible AI.