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A public repository of 2025's AI4Legislation competition. We publish info. including providing answers to questions.

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# 2025-AI4Legislation-Public

A public repo of 2025's AI4Legislation competition. We publish the latest information here and in [our Discord server](https://discord.gg/wXwFDWTdqc)!.

## About SVCAF  
Founded in 2014, the **Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF)** is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement, political participation, and legal education within Chinese-American communities in Silicon Valley and beyond. Through initiatives like AI4Legislation, SVCAF aims to foster innovation and collaboration in using AI for legislative and civic processes.

## Motivation and Scope  
The **AI4Legislation 2025** competition seeks to inspire individuals and teams to explore how **artificial intelligence** can enhance legislative processes, policy analysis, and civic engagement. Participants are encouraged to develop AI-powered solutions that address challenges in lawmaking, legal interpretation, public policy transparency, and citizen participation in governance.

## Awards
- **1st Place:** 1 award, **$3,000 each**  
- **2nd Place:** 2 awards, **$2,000 each**  
- **3rd Place:** 3 awards, **$1,000 each**

More awards may be added based on fundraising results.
  
## Submission Categories  
Participants may submit projects in one of the following categories:
* **Legislative Tracking**: AI-powered tools to monitor the progress of bills, amendments, and key legislative changes.
Dashboards and visualizations that help the public track government actions.
* **Bill Analysis**:  AI tools that generate easy-to-understand summaries, pros/cons, and potential impacts of legislative texts. NLP-based applications that translate legal jargon into plain language.
* **Civic Action & Advocacy**: AI chatbots or platforms that help users contact their representatives, sign petitions, or organize civic actions.
* **Compliance Monitoring**: AI-powered projects that ensure government spending aligns with legislative budgets.
* **Others**: Any other AI-driven solutions that enhance public understanding and participation in legislative processes.

## Eligibility
- Open to any individual or team within the United States.  
- High school and college students are especially encouraged to participate.

## Letter of Intention (Optional but Highly Recommended)
- **Deadline:** May 31, 2025 (End of day, Pacific Time)  
- **How to Submit:** Send an email to **info@svcaf.org**.
- **Content:** Briefly explain the main problem your project aims to address.  
- **Purpose:** Organizers will use this information to find relevant judges.

## Submission Deadline and Instructions
- **Deadline:** July 31, 2025 (End of day, Pacific Time)

Participants must submit a **complete project package** by the deadline to be eligible for judging. The submission should include the components listed below in a format that is well-documented and easy to follow. Incomplete submissions may be disqualified from the competition.  Please email the submission package (links to required content or as attachments) to info@svcaf.org by the stated deadline below.
* An example project submissiom email is given here [Example Email](https://github.com/svcaf/2025-AI4Legislation-Public/wiki/Project-Submission:Example-Email)

### 1. **Project Code & Implementation**  
- All source code, scripts, and dependencies required to run the project.  
- Must be uploaded to a **GitHub repository**: please clearly mark a git commit HASH number or a release tag used for the competition. Any changes made after the submitted commit will not be judged as part of the competition.
- Clearly structured repository with a **README.md** file explaining installation, setup, and usage.

### 2. **Datasets (if applicable)**  
- Any datasets used for training or testing AI models must be included or linked if publicly available.  
- Clearly document data sources, preprocessing steps, and ethical considerations related to data usage.

### 3. **AI Models (if applicable)**  
- If the project includes a trained AI model, provide the model files and inference scripts.  
- Clearly describe how the model was trained, including architectures, hyperparameters, and training datasets.  
- If using pre-trained models, specify the source and any modifications made.

### 4. **Technical Documentation**  
- A **Project Report (PDF or Markdown)** summarizing:  
  - Problem statement and motivation.  
  - Approach, methodologies, and AI techniques used.  
  - Results, evaluations, and key findings.  
  - Ethical considerations and potential impact.  
  - Future improvements or scalability ideas.  
- API documentation (if applicable) for projects with an interactive or software component.

It is best to store the documentations within a subfolder of your git repo.

### 5. **Video Demonstration (Highly Recommended)**  
- A short **demo video (5-10 minutes)** explaining and showcasing the project in action.  
- The video should be uploaded to **YouTube** with the link included in the submission.  
- Suggested content:  
  - Brief introduction to the project’s purpose and problem statement.  
  - Demonstration of key features and functionalities.  
  - Explanation of AI techniques used and their impact.

### 6. **Presentation Slides (Optional, but Encouraged)**  
- A concise **slide deck (PDF or PowerPoint)** summarizing the project.  
- Useful for judges to quickly understand key aspects of the project.

### 7. **License & Attribution**  
- Clearly state the **license** (e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL) under which the project is shared.  
- Acknowledge any external tools, datasets, or resources used.

## Judging Criteria

Projects submitted to **AI4Legislation 2025** will be evaluated by a panel of experts based on the following criteria:

### 1. **Innovation & Creativity (25%)**  
- Does the project introduce a novel approach or solution to a legislative or civic problem?  
- How creative is the use of AI in addressing the identified issue?

### 2. **Impact & Relevance (25%)**  
- How well does the project address real-world challenges in legislation, policy analysis, or civic engagement?  
- Could the solution be realistically implemented or scaled for broader societal benefit?

### 3. **Technical Excellence (20%)**  
- Is the AI model, algorithm, or system well-designed, efficient, and technically sound?  
- Does the project demonstrate a solid understanding of AI and relevant technologies?

### 4. **Usability & Accessibility (15%)**  
- Is the project easy to use and accessible to the intended audience?  
- Does it provide a clear and user-friendly interface or experience?

### 5. **Ethical Considerations & Fairness (15%)**  
- Does the project consider issues of fairness, bias, and transparency in AI decision-making?  
- Are there safeguards to prevent misuse or unintended consequences?

Each project will be reviewed holistically, and judges will provide feedback to participants where possible. The final ranking will be determined by a combination of these factors, ensuring that the most impactful and well-executed projects receive recognition.

## Contact Us

Email
* info@svcaf.org

Discord server to hangout and chat
* https://discord.gg/wXwFDWTdqc Updated on June 8th

Volunteering opportunities:
* https://www.svcaf.org/2025/02/call-for-volunteers-for-ai4legislation-using-ai-to-enhance-civic-awareness-and-action/
  
## More info.

https://www.svcaf.org

https://github.com/svcaf/2025-AI4Legislation-Public/wiki

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