{"id":9139,"date":"2026-08-03T18:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=9139"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:52:33","slug":"ai-for-good-hackathon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/ai-for-good-hackathon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AI for Good Hackathon 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udccc About the Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>AI for Good Hackathon 2026<\/strong> is an international, 48-hour hybrid innovation sprint designed for young technological innovators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hackathon challenges student teams to build functional artificial intelligence prototypes that directly address one or more of the <strong>United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)<\/strong>. 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