Teen hackathon at King Library asks students to build AI for social good

Middle and high school students can spend Saturday, Nov. 7, building artificial intelligence (AI) programs at a hackathon at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando St., according to the San José Public Library's events calendar.

A hackathon is a contest where small teams write a computer program in a set amount of time.  This one's challenge is "Artificial Intelligence for Social Good":  teams create an AI-based program aimed at a global problem such as cybersecurity, health care or sustainability.  Teams compete for prizes.

The day runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Teams form at 9, code until 12:45, break for a lunch the organizers provide, code again until 2:45, then present to judges.  Awards follow at 4:30.  Students should bring a laptop or tablet and a charger.

The event is run by the team behind the library's AI and machine learning boot camp series and is hosted by both the San José State University library and the city library, which share the King building.  It is free, the library's events FAQ says, but students must sign up through the event page.

Source:  San José Public Library: Teen Hacks: AI/ML for Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Sustainability; San José Public Library: Programs & Events FAQ.