In a community post, FIRST emphasizes the integration of AI tools such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini into the resources that are also available to FIRST LEGO League participants. These tools open up new possibilities for teams and classes, for example by supporting them in code generation, processing sensor data and organizing materials for external presentation and the preparation of competition evaluations.

It is critical that you use AI responsibly, which includes verifying information and properly citing sources. Teams and classes may use AI in the educational program as long as authorship is clearly stated and the creative contributions of the teams are in the foreground. Judges, referees and reviewers will evaluate the results regardless of the tools used.

Read the full article by Chris Rake Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FIRST here, which he also created with the help of AI!