{"id":2412,"date":"2026-03-02T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aicompetition.govmu.org\/aicompetition\/?page_id=2412"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:25:20","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aicompetition.govmu.org\/aicompetition\/?page_id=2412","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2412\" class=\"elementor elementor-2412\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21ed84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b21ed84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6528d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6528d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0913a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"0913a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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This completion must incorporate at least four AI tools.<\/p><p>However, please keep in mind that this is specifically an AI competition.<\/p><p>To remain eligible, your team must demonstrate the use of AI tools in at least four of the following areas:<\/p><ul><li>Storyline or script generation<\/li><li>AI-generated images or video<\/li><li>AI animation or motion<\/li><li>AI voice-over or language tools<\/li><li>AI music or sound generation<\/li><li>Non-AI tools may also be used i.e. for video editing, special effects, music tracks<\/li><li>Voice-overs can be AI-generated or recorded by a person<\/li><\/ul><p>You may still use traditional non-AI tools for tasks like final video editing, special effects, and music tracks, and you have the option to use either AI-generated or human-recorded voice-overs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9511\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9511\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h5 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Question 2 \u2013 The 15 best entries will be invited to deliver their pitches. 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