Judge (Global Youth AI Ethics Competition)

EthicWise AI, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering middle and high school students as creators of ethical AI knowledge, is seeking experienced professionals to serve as judges for its Global Youth AI Ethics Competition. This remote, flexible, project-based role involves evaluating student projects that focus on generative AI, ethics, and their real-world implications. Judges will provide constructive, mentorship-oriented feedback to help students grow while ensuring fairness and confidentiality throughout the competition process.

Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate generative AI projects based on established criteria, including AI art, essays, and presentations.
- Provide clear, constructive, and educational feedback aimed at mentoring students.
- Maintain fairness, uphold confidentiality, and adhere to competition standards throughout the judging process.

Required Qualifications
- Professional background in AI/ML, data science, AI ethics, education, or related fields.
- Basic understanding of prompt engineering and model evaluation techniques.
- Ability to assess projects objectively and fairly, with strong communication and feedback skills.
- Experience mentoring students or junior professionals is highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- Ideal candidates include professionals, educators, or advisors from tech companies, academia, startups, or AI governance policy who can balance mentorship with rigorous evaluation.
- Judges from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

By participating as a judge, you will gain advanced evaluation and rubric-based assessment skills, deepen your understanding of generative AI capabilities and limitations, and apply AI ethics and responsible AI principles in a practical context. This role offers valuable experience in providing mentorship-focused feedback and exposure to emerging youth perspectives on AI innovation. Additionally, you will develop panel deliberation and consensus-building skills, along with insights into AI education, competition design, and talent development.

The commitment is remote and flexible, lasting at least three months. Volunteers receive certified service hours that can be used for school or extracurricular requirements. This opportunity also serves as a meaningful resume builder and includes the possibility of receiving a customized recommendation letter for strong contributors to support college or job applications. Judges will have the chance to demonstrate thought leadership in artificial intelligence and contribute to educating students worldwide.

For more information about the role and to apply, please visit EthicWise AI’s official website.