Andrej Karpathy’s Keynote & Winner Pitches at UC Berkeley AI Hackathon 2024 Awards Ceremony

At the 2024 UC Berkeley AI Hackathon Awards Ceremony, the event was filled with excitement as Andrej Karpathy, a founding member of OpenAI, delivered an inspiring keynote speech. The hackathon saw participation from 371 projects, with the top 8 teams presenting their groundbreaking AI solutions. After intense deliberation by the judges, up to $100K in prizes were awarded to celebrate innovation and creativity in AI for Good. The ceremony included pitches from the top 8 teams, each showcasing their unique projects aimed at solving real-world problems using AI. Projects ranged from AI co-pilots for textbook authors to multi-agent workflows for businesses, human modeling for city optimization, and AI-driven customer service pipelines. Special prizes were awarded by various sponsors, recognizing the best uses of AI in different categories. The grand prize of $25,000 and additional credits from OpenAI was awarded to Dispatch AI, a project aimed at reducing wait times for 911 calls using AI. The event highlighted the potential of AI to drive positive change and the importance of fostering innovation in the field.