<p>The Build for Impact Hackathon is a two-day in-person AI hackathon held alongside the 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Singapore AI Research Week. Participants apply design thinking to ideate and prototype meaningful AI solutions in Charity, Sustainability, and Wellness, with the core challenge of developing real-world use cases for SEA-LION, an LLM developed locally by AI Singapore. No prior technical expertise is required.</p> <ul> <li>Eligibility: Pre-U (JC / Poly) and university students with an interest in technology, innovation, and social impact</li> <li>Team size: groups of 3–5 (individual sign-ups are matched into teams)</li> <li>Dates: 24–25 January 2026</li> <li>Venue: 32 Carpenter Street, Singapore 059911</li> <li>Prizes: up to SGD 500 plus potential internship pathways and exclusive merchandise</li> <li>Networking with speakers from OpenAI, Google, AI Singapore, Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare, and Stanford University</li> </ul> <p>The 2026 hackathon has ended; the SGInnovate events listing is the place to watch for any future Build for Impact editions.</p>