About the challenge

RAISE-26, the world’s strongest AI-NLP informatics competition, invites undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: Is artificial intelligence (AI) transforming us?

This cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence – Informatics – Data Science Competition from the
MPI program, Bloustein – Rutgers University, and RAISE Research challenges participants to investigate how AI is shaping human behavior.

STUDENTS – calling all young geniuses, whether you’re an innovator, aspiring leader, ethicist, humanist, artist, scientist or deep thinker — if you’re curious about AI’s influence on humanity, you belong here.
This is your moment! Undergraduate & Graduate Students from ALL disciplines are welcome.

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• 🎓 Who Can Join? Undergrad + Grad students (Master’s/PhD), all disciplines
• 💡 Theme: AI’s transformative impact on human behavior
• 🏆 Prizes: Up to $20,000

Bigger, bolder, and more relevant than ever – over 100 teams from national universities participated in RAISE-25.
This is your chance to showcase your AI-driven problem-solving, informatics, advanced data science, and analytics brilliance!

Priority Registration Deadline: 8th December 2025
Register your team for RAISE-26 here

Questions? Email us at [email protected]
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• Judging Criteria
  Judging will be based on depth of analysis, method selection, and originality. Judges’ decisions are final and cannot be appealed.