Eightfold AI Agentic Among US

Event Description: The ultimate test of automated social deduction. Teams will engineer autonomous agents capable of navigating, reasoning, and deceiving within a text-based "Among Us" simulation. General Rules: Eligibility: Open to students currently enrolled in undergraduate programs at colleges listed on Unstop. Teams must consist of 2 members. All participants must register on the Unstop platform before the registration deadline. Ethical Guidelines: Fair Play: Solutions must not involve hard-coded exploits, pre-computed manoeuvres targeted at specific opponents, or attempts to crash the host environment intentionally. Content Safety: Text generation modules (for Impostor alibis or Crewmate discussions) must utilize safety filters to prevent the generation of offensive, discriminatory, or unsafe content. Originality: Participants must maintain ethical standards, avoiding plagiarism. Code must be original to the team. Duration & Rounds The hackathon will consist of two distinct rounds testing optimization and agentic reasoning. Round 1: The Prelims (Optimization Task) Format: Online Submission Objective: Solve a resource-constrained "Active Learning" problem. Problem Statement: Teams will be provided with a large dataset containing hidden labels (e.g., fraud/not-fraud). Constraint: You have a strict limit on the number of times you can query the "true" answer (e.g., 100 checks for 10,000 items). Task: Write a script that mathematically identifies which specific rows are most valuable to verify to predict the rest of the dataset with the highest accuracy. Selection: This round filters for teams capable of optimizing for information rather than using brute force. Top teams will qualify for the finals. Timeline: Release: 17th February Submission Deadline: 24th February Results Announcement: 25th February Round 2: The Main Event (Offline at IIT Delhi) Format: Live Simulation Tournament Date: 28th February Objective: Deploy a Python script that controls a single player in an automated "Among Us" simulation. The Challenge: As Crewmate: The agent must parse chat logs to find logical inconsistencies in other players' stories, complete tasks, and vote accurately. As Impostor: The agent must generate hallucination-free text to maintain a consistent alibi, blend in, and eliminate crewmates without detection. Tournament Structure: Qualifiers: The top 40 qualifying teams are split into two batches of 20 agents. Elimination: The simulations will be broadcast live on two screens. The 10 surviving agents from each batch (based on win/loss and survival metrics) will advance. Champions Round: The final 20 agents will compete in a "Champions Round." The top 3 agents standing at the end of this round are the winners. Submission & Evaluation Submission Guidelines: Prelims: Submission format will be detailed in the Prelim Problem Statement (likely a CSV of predicted labels + code). Finals: Participants must submit a single Python file representing their agent. Environment: Scripts will be run in a hosted environment where they interact with each other in real-time. Evaluation Criteria (Finals): Stability: Does the code crash, hang, or time out under stress? (Crashes result in immediate elimination from the round). Logic: Can the agent detect when another player's location history contradicts their statement? Consistency: Can the agent maintain a narrative without contradicting itself over multiple turns? Survival & Win Rate: Points are awarded for surviving rounds, correctly identifying impostors, or successfully deceiving crewmates. Communication Official communication during the hackathon will occur via the Unstop platform and designated WhatsApp Groups. Teams must be available for clarifications from POCs and judges during the live simulation regarding their agent's behaviour. Prizes First Place: INR 50,000 + Meta AI Glasses Second Place: INR 25,000 Third Place: INR 10,000 Note: Internship opportunities or additional sponsor prizes may be announced subject to company decisions. Additional Rules Code of Conduct: Participants must adhere to the Unstop code of conduct and show respect toward fellow participants, mentors, and judges. Disqualification: Any rule violation, including attempting to hack the tournament server or using pre-shared keys between teams to "team up" in-game, will result in immediate disqualification. Amendments: Organisers reserve the right to amend the rules and guidelines at any time to ensure the smooth operation of the simulation. Final Decision: All decisions made by ARIES regarding simulation outcomes and scoring will be final and binding. IP Clause: Note: All intellectual property (IP) developed during the hackathon will be retained by ARIES and Eightfold.ai.