DUBAI: The Global Prompt Engineering Championship kicked off today under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF).
Contestants from four continents are competing for the title of Best Prompt Engineer in Generative Artificial Intelligence Applications along with a prize fund worth a total of AED1 million.
Taking place in AREA 2071 in Emirates Towers in Dubai, the first day of the Global Prompt Engineering Championship, which is organised by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI) and Dubai Future Foundation, witnessed fierce competition from contestants across three categories – Art, Literature and Coding.
Thirty finalists beat thousands of entrants from nearly 100 countries around the world to enter the competition. They represent 13 countries: Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Morocco, India, Singapore, Dominican Republic, Austria, F
rance, Spain, and the United Kingdom, in addition to the UAE.
Competitors came from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life, including husband and wife, Razvan Salam and Roshna Bivi, from India, who both competed in the Art category. Iman Wagdy from Egypt, a previous participant in the One Million Arab Coders programme, also took part. The youngest contestant was 13-year-old Zara Hassanein from the United Kingdom.
Competitors were evaluated on their speed, creativity, and accuracy of content, with the top three in each category qualifying for the final stage taking place on Tuesday at the Museum of the Future.
The jury for the Global Prompt Engineering Championship includes Benedetta Ghione from Art Dubai, Saeed Kharbash from Dubai Culture, and Mazen Abu Najm from Microsoft in the Art category. In the Literature category, the judges are Mustafa Al-Rawi from the International Media Investments Company, Ahlam Bolooki from the Emirates Literature Foundation, and Ramesh Chander from Google. In the Coding cat
egory, the judges are Ashraf Khan from IBM, Abdul Rahman Al Mahmoud from the Office of Artificial Intelligence in the UAE Government, and Ahmed Al Sayed from Google.
Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO of DFF, said, ‘The Global Prompt Engineering Championship has attracted top global talents in the field, strengthening Dubai’s position as a hub for AI. The competition highlights the emirate as a global destination for AI talent and computer scientists to apply their work.’
He added, ‘The wide level of international participation in the championship highlights the importance of encouraging the responsible and innovative use of AI in designing the future. It also emphasises the importance of developing technologies that create new opportunities and open horizons for further development.’
Source: Emirates News Agency