The BWKI is aimed at secondary school students who develop their own AI projects, either alone or in teams of up to four people, and thus make a positive contribution to people and the environment. After registering in spring 2025, the participants had around six months to implement their ideas. Ten teams qualified for the final in Frankfurt am Main and presented their projects to a jury from the fields of science, business, and education.

"Excellent research and excellent promotion of young talent are inseparable. The Federal Artificial Intelligence Competition shows how students are already shaping our common future today with curiosity, creativity, and responsibility," says Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. (Dōshisha) Karla Pollmann, the president of the University of Tübingen.

In addition to the Carl Zeiss Foundation as the main sponsor, the competition is supported by the companies FANUC, Festo, Droemer Knaur, and Funduino. Cooperation partners are the Stuttgart Media University (HdM), IT4Kids, and the Museum for Communication in Frankfurt am Main.