Application is open on rolling basis
Ask an Artificial Intelligence chat of your choice to write a 350 word essay on the topic: “Is the human Y-chromosome vanishing in the future?” In a 750 word essay of your own, discuss the result and its consequences, should the public believe the content of the A.I. essay was actually true.


The text cannot exceed 750 words in English.
Submissions have to be in English. However, students are welcome to write their essays in their own language and have them translated by their teachers/schools.
It is allowed to upload one relevant figure/image and one picture of the student with the essay. The figure legend will be counted as part of the 750 words.
All submissions will be handled by the rules of academic honesty, which includes screening for plagiarism (that is, quoting from other people’s work without acknowledging that this is a quotation and giving the source). Essays containing plagiarism will be disqualified from the contest.
To avoid plagiarism you will have to show where your information came from and quote
- the author (name & initial)
- source/name of the publication (e.g. title of the article, journal, book website)
- the year of publication.
Please enter references in the according step during submission.
The essay is strictly limited to 750 words. One optional figure or image can be included in the essay. Any figure legend will be included in the word count. A picture of the student should also be attached if possible.
Secondary school students between 14 and 19 years of age may enter the contest. All essays should be submitted by the student’s classroom teacher. If possible, the best essays from a class should be selected for submission.
Application is open on rolling basis
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