AI Innovator Challenge

Calling All Digital Creators!

We are looking for AI Designers and Creators who are solving real world problems as they engage with Generative AI tools. If you are interested in creating a project that exemplifies creativity, purposeful design and inclusivity, we’re looking for you!

Unlock Your Potential as An AI Innovator

The AI Innovator Challenge invites all students with a passion for change to showcase their talents by providing an exciting opportunity to learn about and use AI tools to design solutions for real-world problems. Join ISTE+ASCD, Intel, and Lenovo to engage with AI while collaborating with peers to make a positive difference.

What is the AI Innovator Challenge?

Students create a resource with generative AI supporting its safe and responsible use. The AI Innovator Challenge is designed to empower students as designers, creators and innovators as they help others learn to use artificial intelligence (AI) in ethical, safe and responsible ways. This year’s theme centers around using AI to promote digital inclusion and responsible digital citizenship, addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals of Reduced Inequalities and Quality Education. Using approved Generative AI tools and resources found in Intel’s Skills for Innovation Activities, students will create a digital product to support others in using these powerful tools in positive ways.

ISTE+ASCD, Intel, and Lenovo recognize the transformative opportunities of AI in education. Through the AI Innovator Challenge, we are excited to empower students to unleash their creativity using AI, foster digital citizenship, and drive meaningful change in their communities.

ISTELive Showcase Projects

These students presented their projects at ISTELive 24 in Denver, Colorado.

DyslexiScan, Shaheed Rajpal DAV Public School
SAIG 007, Prepa Anahuac México Campus Cumbres
SDG Heroes, Oldham County Schools

Featured Projects

AI Future Nation, El Segundo Unified School District
imagineAI, Public Schools of Brookline
Readify, The Bombay International School

Celebrating Designers and Creators!

Join us in congratulating the AI Designers and Creators whose Challenge projects exemplified creativity, purposeful design, inclusivity, communication, collaboration, and experimentation!

We are excited to share their project videos highlighting the problems our students are solving as they engage with Generative AI tools.

These students made their mark as digital creators!

What is the AI Innovator Challenge?

The AI Innovator Challenge invites all students with a passion for positive change to showcase their talents by providing an exciting opportunity to use AI tools to design solutions for real-world problems.

The Challenge is designed to empower students as designers, creators and innovators as they create AI-powered solutions to positively impact their communities in ethical, safe and responsible ways. Each year’s theme centers around using AI to promote digital inclusion and responsible digital citizenship, addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals of Reduced Inequalities and Quality Education. Students are encouraged to apply Intel’s Skills for Innovation in their creation process.

Applications for 2026 submissions will open in the coming months. We can’t wait to see what you’ll do.

Who's Eligible?

The challenge is open to teams of up to 3 high school students (grades 9-12) with a teacher sponsor.