Objective
Technology should enhance human well-being, not undermine it. This challenge asks you to prototype a tool that helps people better control their digital experiences by identifying emotionally manipulative or harmful content. The aim is to advance our Responsible Innovation Goal: Design for Humanity — creating technologies that prioritize individual agency, emotional well-being, and alignment with human values across cultures and contexts.
In collaboration with Mozilla
We are proud to partner with Mozilla, a global nonprofit that champions an open and accessible internet. Mozilla builds tools like Firefox and advocates for technology that respects privacy, transparency, and human dignity.
The winner of this challenge will receive a "People Make The Internet Great" merch bundle
Important Dates
Challenge opens:
October 6, 2025 at 9:00am ET
Challenge closes:
October 19, 2025 at 11:59pm PT
What to Build
Requirements
Your submission should include:
Submissions
We encourage you to work in the open-source spirit. Share your project publicly and tag us:
- Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube
- Use hashtag: #MasteryQuest
- Tag: @bletchleyinstitute
Alternatively, if you’d prefer to submit privately, email your repo + video to: masteryquests@bletchley.org
Judging Criteria
Submissions will be evaluated on:
- Creativity – Does the tool bring a fresh perspective to human-centered design?
- Impact – Does the prototype meaningfully promote agency, well-being, and value alignment?
- Execution – Is the prototype functional and well-documented?
- Clarity – Does your demo explain the idea in a way others can understand and build on?
Recognition & Rewards
Winners win prizes! All category winners will receive:
- Mozilla "Open Make The Internet Great" merch bundle
- Mastery Quest winner badge and certificate to show off on your profile
- Bletchley Institute Hoodie
- $1,000 scholarship to Flatiron School's Artificial Intelligence program
Under 21 category winners will also receive:
- $3,000 scholarship to Clarke College
- Guaranteed interview with one of the Bletchley Fellowship apprenticeship partners
Recommended Prototyping Tech Stack
Unsure where to start? Try starting with our rapid AI prototyping tech stack. These are the tools we use most often at the Institute for quickly moving from idea → prototype → demo. You don’t have to use all of them, but they’re excellent building blocks for early career engineers:
- v0, Vue.js or Next.js, Vercel – Rapidly prototype and host web user interfaces. Build clean, modern front-ends and deploy them instantly.
- Cursur – AI powered development environment that accelerates coding and helps you structure your project.
- VS Code + GitHub Copilot – Another great AI-assisted editor for speeding up development, debugging, and experimentation.
- Node.js + Express.js – A lightweight backend and API layer to connect your front-end, databases, and workflows.
- Clerk – Drop-in authentication and user management (sign-up, login, identity).
- n8n – No-code/low-code workflow orchestration. Automate background tasks or connect APIs without heavy lifting.
- OpenAI (LLM) – Power your app with natural language generation, summarization, reasoning, or chat capabilities.
- Zep – Add memory to your AI applications. Store and recall long-form conversations, maintain context, and extract structured topics.
- MongoDB – Flexible NoSQL database for storing persistent application data, user content, and state.
- Render.com – Simple hosting for front-ends, APIs, and workflows all in one place.
