Modeled after Y Combinator’s Request for Startups, the AI Challenge Library serves as a curated collection of real-world problem statements submitted by university, industry, non-profit, and public sector partners. The library is designed to inspire Lehigh students across all disciplines to leverage open-source AI tools and build practical, real-world solutions through the Lee Family AI Prize Competition.
Teams have full flexibility in choosing their challenge: select directly from the library, use a challenge in the library as an inspirational jumping-off point, adapt a problem from classes or coursework, or identify an original, high-impact challenge entirely on your own.
Navigating the Modern University: Using AI to Help Students Find Their Path
Challenge Proposed by Lehigh University
How might AI help students navigate complex university systems and identify the right resources, requirements, opportunities, and next steps at the right time?
From Evidence to Action: Using AI to Help Universities Learn and Improve
Challenge Proposed by Lehigh University
How might AI help universities connect disparate evidence, identify meaningful patterns, and translate assessment findings into continuous institutional improvement?
Keeping AI-Assisted Work Under Meaningful Human Control
Challenge Proposed by SnowCrash Labs Inc.
How can AI help people recognize unsafe workflow behavior, intervene effectively, and verify that unwanted actions have stopped without disrupting legitimate work?
Lehigh Wrapped - Student Data Access Initiative
Challenge Proposed by Lehigh University
By democratizing students' campus data into actionable insights, the "Lehigh Wrapped" initiative empowers students to make data-informed decisions about their academic, health, and lifestyle choices.
AI Security Referee
Challenge Proposed by PPL
Your mission: build a working system that lets AI agents complete useful work while independently preventing unsafe or unauthorized actions.