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Winners of the AI and Identity Okta Hackathon 2023
Summary
The AI and Identity - Okta Hackathon 2023 challenged developers to build applications combining identity standards with AI, drawing 576 registrants, 22 submissions, and nine eligible entries. Judges selected Facets Wellness App for first place and $10,000 plus a future Okta Dev Advocacy Podcast appearance; IHealthHist took second with $5,000, and AITrainsYou.com took third with $3,000. Facets provides snippet-based wellness modules for emotional regulation and intelligence, journaling, values, and goals, while the other winning projects address medical-history storage and AI-powered team learning. converse.ai received the $500 honorable mention for document conversations, with judging comments citing implementations of OIDC, SCIM, and AI across the winners. Separate “most supportive hacker” prizes went to Hong Tran, Monish Basaniwal, and Deependra Gaur for forum support and guidance.
Context
The competition was announced in late September in partnership with DevPost and closed on November 6. Nine eligible submissions came from the United States and India, while overall participation included dozens of countries.
Approach / What changed
Participants were asked to build an app integrating identity standards with AI. A judging panel evaluated, discussed, and deliberated over the qualifying submissions, while separate prizes recognized community support in forums and through guidance.
Takeaways
Facets Wellness App won first place with a $10,000 prize and a future guest appearance on the Okta Dev Advocacy Podcast.
The four recognized applications used OIDC, SCIM, AI, or combinations of those technologies, according to the judging comments.
The hackathon received 576 registrants and 22 app submissions, but only nine submissions were eligible for judging.
FAQ
Which app won the hackathon, and what did it provide?
Facets Wellness App won first place. It provides snippet-based therapy through wellness modules covering emotional regulation and intelligence, journaling, values, and goals.
What identity standards were used by the recognized projects?
The judging comments specifically praised implementations of OpenID Connect (OIDC) and System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM). Comments for the recognized projects also cited effective or interesting uses of AI.
How many submissions were eligible for the competition?
There were 22 total app submissions, of which nine were eligible. A panel of judges evaluated the qualifying submissions and selected the winners.
Source and freshness
- Source
- developer.okta.com
- Published
- Added to Yomu
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