Participants have three prompts to choose from. You will choose one and develop the executive summary of a policy brief that details a strategy to foster innovation while reducing the most harmful risks.
Your submission will take the form of an executive summary (additional guidelines below), spanning a maximum of two pages. In your submission, include:
- Your policy recommendation
- Relevant data or evidence relevant to the problem and your recommendation
- Projected implementation, impact, and challenges of your recommendation
[Clarification as of 1/29: For the first round, participants will develop only the executive summary, which they will then develop into a full policy brief and present to judges in-person in Berkeley, CA on March 1, 2026 if selected for the final round.]
The submission deadline is February 01, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST. Submissions will be graded on the following:
- Completeness: Does your recommendation meet the minimum requirements?
- Groundedness: Is your recommendation based on quality sources?
- Originality: Does your recommendation present a new and creative approach?
- Feasibility: Is your recommendation likely to improve the current situation and provide a sustainable (i.e. resilient to technological development) approach to mitigating the problem?
Additionally, please make sure your policy brief follows these formatting requirements:
- 1-inch page margins
- 12-inch Times New Roman font
- 1.15 line spacing
- Maximum of two pages in length [Note: Citations and references do not count toward this.]
- Anonymous: make sure that your policy brief PDF document does not include your name or email anywhere. This will help ensure fairness in judging.