Competition details

The IOAI competition consists of two rounds: a scientific round and a practical round.

 

In the scientific round, the participating teams are given problems that mimic real-world scientific research and the process of identifying and addressing limitations in an existing approach. Good performance in this round depends on basic coding skills, familiarity with common deep learning Python libraries, and an understanding of the fundamentals of machine learning.

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The practical round happens entirely on site at the IOAI and is intended to acquaint students with the workings of widely used AI software like ChatGPT, Dalle-2 and others. The problems require teams to inspect, analyze, and explain scientific questions pertaining to the behavior of working AI software.

Teams are given several problems to work on in a time window of 2 to 4 hours, with access to one computer connected to the internet per team and no other devices. They interact with the AI software through a GUI, the way a regular user would, therefore coding is not required in this round.
 

Our mission is to inspire and challenge young minds, explore the limitless possibilities of AI and select the Canadian National Team to compete at the international level.