# Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge
Challenge Overview Theme: Ghost in the Machine Objective: Build a project powered by open-source AI or open-weight models that explores spooky experiences, Halloween, Día de los Muertos, remembrance, or forgotten technology. The project must use open AI technology as a core part of its functionalit
Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼
Objective: Build a project powered by open-source AI or open-weight models that explores spooky experiences, Halloween, Día de los Muertos, remembrance, or forgotten technology.
The project must use open AI technology as a core part of its functionality, rather than simply connecting to a closed AI API.
Publish the project write-up on DEV using the challenge's submission template.
Challenge: Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge — Week 4: Ghost in the Machine.
Theme dates: Halloween on October 31 and Día de los Muertos on November 1–2, 2026.