PSU Generative AI Programming Contest

Thank you to our sponsors

We would like to acknowledge and thank the support from the sponsors that make the contest possible:

PSU Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)

Center for Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Industry (AIMI)

Overview

Unlike traditional programming competitions, this contest allows you to use generative AI, like ChatGPT, to solve programming challenges. You will work in teams of up to three students at your PSU campus.

The top three teams will receive prizes, with $450 total for the members of the first place team, $350 for the second place team, and $300 for the third place team.

Contest Date/Time/Location

The contest will be on Friday, April 5th, as part of PSU’s AI week.

There will be welcoming remarks at 11:05 am at the Zoom URL: https://psu.zoom.us/j/92362363630?pwd=NVFrZksyeVJySVY4K0ZETFJqR0xkZz09. This Zoom URL will be used to answer questions during the contest.

The contest will then start promptly at 11:15 am, and you will access the contest via the url: https://www.hackerrank.com/psugenai24. Note that you will need a free HackerRank account to access the contest.

The contest will be held at the following locations:

Abington: Sutherland Building room 331
Harrisburg: Olmsted C15
University Park: Erickson Food Science 252

Registration and Practice Problems

Please use this Google form to register. Note that you will need to create a free account on HackerRank.com to register. If you do not have one you can create it by:

1. Going to https://www.hackerrank.com/get-started/
2. Select “I am here to practice and prepare.”

Sample questions from last years contest are available at the HackerRank contest: https://www.hackerrank.com/chatgpt23

Note: You will need to sign up for a free HackerRank account to access these problems.

Contest Rules

To compete, you must be a current PSU undergraduate student.
You can compete in a team of up to 3 students. You cannot ask anybody else for help during the contest. Each team should use only one computer during the competition.
You can use (and you are encouraged to use) ChatGPT or other generative AI system to help you in the contest.
The contest will be hosted on the HackerRank platform.
There will be a Zoom link that anyone can use to connect during the competition, for general information and to get answers to specific questions.
These URLs will be provided in an email sent to student who have registered for the contest.
Each challenge is worth the same amount.
A team’s score depends on the number of test cases a team’s code submission successfully passes.
If a team submits more than one solution per challenge, then the team’s score will reflect the highest score achieved.
Teams are ranked by score. If two or more teams achieve the same score, then the tie is broken by the total time taken to submit the last solution resulting in a higher score
There is no penalty for multiple submissions

If you have questions about the contest or you are interested in helping to organize a site for your PSU campus, please contact Jeremy Blum (jjb24@psu.edu), chair of the Math and Computer Science Programs at Penn State Harrisburg.