OpenAI x AI Tinkerers Global Hackathon

about this event

Accepted RSVP on the AI Tinkerers platform is necessary. A global hackathon with OpenAI.

On Saturday, September 12, AI Tinkerers cities around the world are joining one shared build day. Build an agent for a place people already work, talk, and live, then make it meaningfully more useful because of that context.

The Challenge: Most agents still wait inside a separate chat window. This build day starts from a different premise: the most useful agents will show up inside the tools, channels, devices, and environments where people already have work to do. Build a working agent that belongs somewhere new. Your project might live: At work — Slack, Teams, email, documents, calendars, tickets, support, or live collaboration. In your pocket — messaging, mobile, notifications, and short asynchronous moments. On the web — browsers and software where an agent can research, navigate, transact, or take action. In the room — voice, vision, wearables, robotics, and other physical-world interfaces. These are examples, not separate tracks. Every team around the world enters the same global submission pool.

Your build stack: OpenAI and the event partners will provide shared starter materials, technical resources, and builder credits/offers where available. We will share the final starter repo and access details ahead of the event. You do not need to use every tool in the stack. Choose the resources that make your idea better and make the technical choices that fit the project.

Global reviews and prizes: Every eligible project from every participating city goes into one global review process. The final judging rubric, prize categories, and award details will be shared with builders before the event.

Who should come: This is a builders-only AI Tinkerers event, and attendance is by application only. It is for engineers, technical founders, researchers, and designers who build and are ready to spend the day shipping a working prototype. Come with a team, come solo, or find collaborators at the event. Apply on our hackathon platform to join us. Space is limited in each city.

Global Sponsors: OpenAI — the headline partner for this global hackathon, supporting the builders pushing agents beyond the chatbox and into the places people already work, talk, and live. Copilot — the open-source framework for building in-app AI copilots and agentic interfaces. Its tools help developers bring agents into the products people already use. OpenRouter — gives developers a unified API for working with leading AI models. Builders can use it to explore the right models for their projects and ship quickly.

Local Sponsors: Insider matches you with your next dream job. It analyses your profile, gets to know you by chatting on WhatsApp and introduces you to the person in charge once the fit is real. Base 2 hub connects founders, investors, researchers, and innovators working on urban deep tech. Thank you for hosting us.

Organised by Gerard Fernandez & Pierre Huchot.

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