BLAIM 2.0

2027Registrations are open

Where human insight meets machine intelligence.

Five pillars. One weekend. Build what matters at the intersection of people and AI.

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Venue to be announcedTeams of 1–4Prizes + best-in-pillar awards

01The idea

Five letters. One question.

How do we build technology that understands people, respects the law, and keeps us well — while it grows more intelligent every year?

B+L+AI+M=BLAIM

B · L · M The side that feels

Behaviour, law and the mind. How people decide, how societies keep things fair, and how we stay whole while the world speeds up.

BLM
A · I The side that thinks

Artificial intelligence and innovation. Models, data, products and prototypes — systems that are specified, trained, tested and shipped.

AI

Notice where AI sits: right in the middle of the word, held on both sides by people. That's the whole brief.

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02The pillars

What each letter asks of you

Every project at BLAIM 2.0 lives under one pillar — and the best ones borrow from all five.

03Tracks

Choose your problem statement

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04Timeline

From first sketch to stage

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05Prizes

Recognition worth building for

2nd

First runner-up

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1st

Winner

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3rd

Second runner-up

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Plus a best-in-pillar award for each of the five letters, certificates for every participant, and mentor feedback on every submission.

06Guide

How it works, how it's judged

Judging criteria

Rules & eligibility

  1. Open to students and professionals. Teams of 1–4 members.
  2. Register, get approved, then pick exactly one problem statement from your dashboard.
  3. All work is created during the hackathon. Open-source libraries and public APIs are welcome — credit them.
  4. Submit before the deadline. You may resubmit; the latest version is the one judged.
  5. Plagiarism or copying another team's work means disqualification.
  6. Be kind. Harassment of any kind is not tolerated. The judges' decision is final.

07Announcements

Latest from the organisers

08FAQ

Questions, answered

Behavioural, Law, AI, Innovation and Mindfulness — five lenses on how technology meets people. 2.0 is this, the second edition, in 2027.

Students, recent graduates and working professionals — from computer science, law, psychology, design, management or anywhere else. Mixed-discipline teams are encouraged.

The team leader creates an account on the registration page and adds the members. The organisers review and approve each team.

A title and description, plus a repository link and/or a file — ZIP, PDF, slides, document or demo video, up to 50 MB. A live demo link is a bonus.

Yes, both — from your dashboard, until the submission deadline. The most recent submission is judged.

On the results date in the timeline. Teams see their rank, score and judges' feedback on their dashboard.

09Join

Meet at the intersection.

Bring a lawyer, a coder, a psychologist and a dreamer. Take an idea from its first sketch to a working prototype — and put it on stage at BLAIM 2.0.

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