Next Hackathon
AMD AI League
Starts Sep 1, 2026
LEAP is definining itself as the largest annual tech event on the planet! Last year, The event welcomed 172,000+ attendees from 183 countries and 2024's event is aiming to to be even bigger! It was founded in 2022 by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Saudi Arabia) (MCIT), the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) and Tahaluf, an Informa company. The event is hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Create your own AI application which addresses critical global challenges with provided access to AI platforms related to sustainability challenges. Showcase innovative solutions with help of AI in solving sustainability challenges.
🌟MVP Lab by NTDP Incubation Program:
• The Top 5 winners within the onsite event will automatically qualify to be onboarded to NTDP incubation program and receive a grant of SAR 150,000 (approx $40,000 USD).
🏅Winners of online event:
Register now!
Participation in this event requires the preliminary assessment of your application. After you submit the form, you will receive a follow-up from us. Please fill out the form where you can indicate your intention to also attend online or onsite.
🧑🏻💻 Get $10 OpenAI Credits to Build Your App! We're providing $10 in OpenAI credits to supercharge your AI project at the Hackathon before March 1st 17:00 CET. Credits will be distributed by the beginning of hackathon to the first 10,000 participants approved both in the online and the onsite event. To claim the bonus, please ensure you have an active OpenAI account and that your lablab.ai registration email matches your OpenAI account. Credits are being provided by OpenAI and are subject to OpenAI delivering them. With OpenAI's credits, you can use various models such as ChatGPT, CodeGPT, DALL·E. Lablab will not be held responsible nor liable in the event that OpenAI does not provide them.
Please note: that while the lablab team will endeavor to make their best effort, there is no guarantee of entry, offer, or reward of any of these programs, giveaways, or prizes, and such entry, offer, or reward will be subject to their respective availability, conditions, and certain criteria that will need to be met. lablab reserves the right to amend, modify or cancel any of the items or terms of this event or even the event in its entirety. While lablab is not obligated to, it will endeavor to inform participants within a reasonable timeframe of such changes.
Remember that each hackathon project can only win one category. All submitted entries are required to be open source and adhere to the MIT License.
Pick your favorite for app’s creation: DALL-E's art, GPT-4's chat, Gemini’s versatility, Stability's reliability, Cohere's coherence, or Claude's creativity.
Offers powerful language models for natural language processing and understanding, ideal for text-based AI solutions.
Uses deep learning to generate human-like text and it can accept image and text as inputs.
Empowers users to create, manipulate, and generate images through textual prompts.
Showcases the fusion of multimodality and efficiency in artificial intelligence, developed Google DeepMind.
Pioneers generative AI video models for diverse applications in media, entertainment, education, and marketing.
Provides a versatile AI language model for a range of text processing and conversational AI applications.
Judging Criteria
Application of Technology
Presentation
Business Value
Originality
Slingshot 🚀 Slingshot Incubator accelerates AI prototypes into MVPs. To qualify, have a functional AI prototype, a basic business plan, and a team of 2-5. Get mentorship, partner credits, and legal support.
👉 Apply through the Slingshot Application link.
GAIA 🌱 GAIA Accelerator fuels generative AI startups. To qualify, have an AI MVP, be between MVP and seed stage, and relocate to Riyadh, KSA. Receive a $100K investment, expert mentorships, and access to investors.
👉 Apply through the GAIA Application Link and unlock your project's potential!
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*Please note: this schedule is for the onsite event. The online event will aim to follow it as well; however, both are subject to change and may be different at times. Please follow our official channels - such as the lablab.ai Discord channel - for the latest updates / changes.
Next Hackathon
AMD AI League
Starts Sep 1, 2026