Theme: “Grounded Brilliance – Bringing Cutting-Edge AI Down to Earth”

Are you ready to bridge the gap between groundbreaking AI frontier advancement and real-world impact?

Join us for DFW IT Talent Competition 2025, where the spotlight is on Agentic AI — powerful, intelligent agents that think, reason, interact, and take action. We challenge innovators to create proof-of-concept (PoC) prototype that bring state-of-the-art AI technology into practical use across any industry.

Core Topics & Focus Areas

1. Agentic Intelligence & Cognitive Capabilities

• Single-agent and multi-agent AI
• Social and emotional intelligence
• Theory of Mind, reasoning, test-time computation
• Tool use, function calling, and Model Context Protocol (MCP)

2. Embodied & Physical AI (Simulated)

• Virtual embodied agents with sensing & actuation
• No hardware needed: controlled by generative AI in simulated environments
• Physics-aware agents interacting in 2D/3D virtual worlds
• Applications in digital twins, robotics, training, and simulation

3. Multimodal & Multimedia Integration

• AI systems understanding and generating across text, image, audio, and video
• 2D/3D multimedia content with interactive, physics-based elements
• Unified perception and interaction across modalities

Deliverables

Your PoC can take any, but not limited to, of the following forms:

• Web or mobile app
• Plugin or smart assistant
• Interactive 2D/3D video or simulation
• Game or gamified experience
• Virtual robot in simulated environments

All domains welcome: Healthcare, Education, Retail, Finance, Manufacturing, Space, Entertainment, etc.