Name: Google Cloud BigQuery AI Hackathon 2025: Building the Future of Data
Start: 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-09-22T23:59:00.000Z

Question 1

What technologies/tools are required?

Accepted Answer

Use BigQuery’s Generative AI SQL functions, Python BigFrames, vector search (ML.GENERATE_EMBEDDING, VECTOR_SEARCH, CREATE VECTOR INDEX), and multimodal data analysis.

Question 2

What should my submission include?

Accepted Answer

Kaggle Writeup, public notebook/code, optional video/blog, and an optional user survey (team experience and feedback).

Question 3

What is the judging criteria?

Accepted Answer

Technical implementation (35%), Innovation & creativity (25%), Demo/documentation (20%), Assets (20%), Bonus survey/feedback (10%).

Question 4

What are the tracks and prizes?

Accepted Answer

Best in Generative AI ($15k/$9k/$6k), Best in Vector Search ($15k/$9k/$6k), Best in Multimodal ($15k/$9k/$6k), Honorable Mention ($5k x2). Total: $100,000.

Google Cloud BigQuery AI Hackathon 2025: Building the Future of Data

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