Microsoft is committed to the advancement of Responsible AI driven by ethical principles that put people first. We welcome you to use your creativity, passion, and technical acumen to create an open-source application that leverages Azure solutions and applies Responsible AI principles.

What is Responsible AI? 

At Microsoft we operationalize Responsible AI principles to ensure systems are developed in a way that warrants our user’s trust and safety. We outline 6 key Responsible AI core pillars: 

• Fairness - AI systems should treat all people fairly 
• Reliability & Safety – AI systems should perform reliably and safely 
• Privacy & Security – AI systems should be secure and respect privacy 
• Inclusiveness – AI systems should empower everyone and engage people 
• Transparency – AI systems should be understandable 
• Accountability – People should be accountable for AI systems

What Should I Hack? 

Put your skills to the test and apply Azure services with Responsible AI into a new or existing project! We welcome projects of all types, including AI-powered apps or devices, conversational bots, ML models, or something else entirely! Check out the resources tab for tips on getting started, and be sure to review the project requirements. We’re excited to see what you build!

$10,000 in prizes

• 30% | Potential impact
  Includes the extent to which the solution may be widely useful.
• 30% | Quality of the Idea
  Includes creativity and originality of the idea.
• 40% | Azure Implementation
  Includes how well Azure services were leveraged by the developer.
• Bonus Prize Criteria | Responsible AI Implementation
  Includes how well the Project integrates Responsible AI principles.