Get ready to be part of revolutionizing government websites!

Federal websites serve users, but what about artificial intelligence as a user? As large language models, or LLMs, are trained to interpret websites, people will increasingly depend on these tools to navigate government services. How should we optimize federal websites to ensure LLMs generate reliable, authoritative answers while continuing to meet individual user needs and expectations?

This Federal AI Hackathon will challenge you to reimagine specific federal websites in a way that optimizes AI and user experience. Together with our co-sponsors, we will provide you access to some of the most widely used AI and cloud tools to use on the day of the event. With these tools, you will leverage LLMs and other technologies to write code, propose development standards, and create features that increase the reliability of AI-provided responses and ensure an accessible, intuitive user experience.

The wrap

Thank you to all who competed and shared innovative ideas for using AI and emerging technologies to enhance government websites and services for the American people. Congratulations to the Federal #AIHackathon winners!

• First place: Aviral Sharma, Ashwin Thiruvillakkat, Fahim Ishrak, Tyler Harris (Washington, DC)
• Second place and People’s Choice: Martin Blue, Caesar Cuzco, Nicholas Gutierrez (New York, NY)
• Third place: Chris Shaheen (Washington, DC)

Read all about it in our blog post, GSA AI-themed hackathon reimagines user experience for federal websites.

Three steps to innovation

1. Embrace the challenge: Help us optimize federal websites and data for AI while enhancing human usability

   Join us in realizing a seamless digital experience for government users, the public, and AI providers.

2. Check your eligibility

   • Open to innovators 18 years or older.
   • To be eligible to win the cash prize, participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and may not be federal entities or federal employees acting within the scope of their employment. If you’re not a U.S. citizen, please contact hackathon@gsa.gov to complete the foreign national security process.
   • We seek a diverse group of participants, especially women and underrepresented groups.
   • No minimum skills, certification, or education are required — just bring your passion for AI, UX, or both!
   • You can participate solo or request to be assigned to a team (maximum of five members). Teams will not be assigned additional members.
   • You must attend in person at one of our three hackathon locations. Virtual attendance is not allowed.

3. Go for it!

   Show us what you’ve got to shape the future of federal websites!

Have questions?

We’re here to help! Reach out to us at hackathon@gsa.gov.

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