The Winners of the IA & Toi Challenge Unveiled: A Promising First Edition

On

March 16, the first winners of the

• IA
• &
• Toi

Challenge were announced, marking an important milestone for this

Printemps

numérique

• initiative. The
• provincial
• competition invites

high-school students to create

AI avatars

inspired by major figures from

• Québec
  history and culture. The objective is to

• stimulate
  creativity, encourage responsible AI use

• and
  develop critical thinking around memory, heritage

• and
  deepfakes. Seven high schools took part,

eight

winners were recognized

• and $2,000 in main
• prizes were awarded.
• Projects ranged from
• historical re-enactments to

future-oriented

narratives. Awards recognized creativity, living history, messages for the future, voice use, scenario

writing,

interaction with audiences and committed

• voices. The
• first

edition shows

that AI

can become atool for expression, cultural explorationand civic reflection.