{"id":1623,"date":"2026-06-23T21:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/raise\/?page_id=1623"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:30:30","slug":"raise-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/raise\/raise-27\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: Georgia, Arial, sans-serif;color: #1a1a1a;line-height: 1.7;max-width: 950px;margin: auto;padding: 20px\">\n<p><!-- HEADER STRIP --><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #8a1f1f;padding-bottom: 15px;margin-bottom: 25px\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 20px;margin-top: 5px;color: #444444;text-align: center\"><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 40px;font-weight: bold;color: #0066cc;margin-bottom: 5px;text-align: center\">RAISE-27<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 20px;color: black;margin-top: 0px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Artificial Intelligence &#8211; Informatics &#8211; Data Science AI Competition<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 15px;color: #cc0033;font-style: italic;font-weight: bold;font-size: 27px;text-align: center\">Rome Wasn&#8217;t Built in AI Day!<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 15px;color: black;font-weight: bold;font-size: 27px;text-align: center\">Will humanity&#8217;s romance with the digital world lead to<br \/>\nchaos in the material world?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- IMAGE (SUBTLE, NOT HERO) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 25px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1698\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/raise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1121\/2026\/06\/RAISE-27_cropped-300x117.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/raise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1121\/2026\/06\/RAISE-27_cropped-300x117.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/raise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1121\/2026\/06\/RAISE-27_cropped-1024x399.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/raise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1121\/2026\/06\/RAISE-27_cropped-768x299.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/raise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1121\/2026\/06\/RAISE-27_cropped-1536x599.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/raise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1121\/2026\/06\/RAISE-27_cropped.jpeg 1670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\">\n<p>RAISE-27 invites undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to explore one of the defining questions of our time:<br \/>\nas humanity falls deeper in love with the digital world, will AI help us build a stronger, wiser society\u2014or will it create chaos in the material world?<\/p>\n<p>The theme <b>\u201cRome Wasn\u2019t Built in AI Day!\u201d<\/b> reflects the idea that great civilizations are built through patience, wisdom, human judgment, and collective responsibility.<br \/>\nAs artificial intelligence becomes more powerful and autonomous, this competition challenges participants to critically examine its role in shaping society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- QUICK FACTS --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f6f6f6;padding: 18px;border-radius: 10px;margin-bottom: 30px\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold;margin-bottom: 10px\">Quick Facts<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0;padding-left: 18px\">\n<li><b>Open to:<\/b> Undergraduate &amp; Graduate Students (All Disciplines)<\/li>\n<li><b>Prize Pool:<\/b> Up to $17,000<\/li>\n<li><b>Format:<\/b> Virtual Submission + Final Event at Rutgers<\/li>\n<li><b>Finals Date:<\/b> April 16, 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- KEY QUESTIONS --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #8a1f1f;font-size: 22px\">Key Questions<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 18px\">\n<li>Is AGI inevitable, or is humanity still shaping its trajectory?<\/li>\n<li>Will agentic AI enhance human capability or redefine human agency?<\/li>\n<li>How is AI transforming identity, relationships, and decision-making?<\/li>\n<li>Can AI progress strengthen society without creating instability?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- THEMES --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #8a1f1f;font-size: 22px\">Focus Areas<\/h2>\n<p>Participants may explore topics including agentic AI, artificial general intelligence, human-AI interaction,<br \/>\nethics and governance, misinformation, digital behavior, computational social science, and data-driven societal analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- STUDENT CALL --><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 5px solid #8a1f1f;padding: 15px 18px;background: #fafafa;margin-bottom: 30px\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0\">Students \u2014 This Is Your Moment<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Whether you code, design, research, write, build, or imagine, RAISE-27 is your platform to explore how AI is transforming humanity and the material world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- REGISTRATION --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin: 40px 0\">\n<p><a style=\"background: #8a1f1f;color: white;padding: 14px 26px;text-decoration: none;border-radius: 6px;font-weight: bold\" href=\"#\">Registrations Opening Soon!<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 12px;font-size: 13px;color: #666\">Questions: informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ddd;padding-top: 15px;font-size: 13px;color: #666;text-align: center\">\n<p><a style=\"color: #8a1f1f;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/go.rutgers.edu\/rutgersinfx\"><br \/>\nPublic informatics: <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Informatics\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Informatics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAISE-27 Artificial Intelligence &#8211; 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