Dublin | Claude Code Impact Lab

A four-hour build night that follows a September talk where people who use Claude Code all day sat with people uneasy about AI and worked through three questions: what AI means for their jobs, what it is doing to their families and communities, and who sets the rules. The problems named that evening become the briefs, posted on the event page ahead of the day.

Teams of up to five pick a brief and build against it with Claude Code until demos start around 20:00. Judging is on whether the build works live and whether someone could pick it up afterwards. Pizza mid-build. Every participant gets 100 dollars in Claude API credits; each member of the winning team gets a month of Claude Max 20x. Hosted by Kevin Collins of DCU:Innovate Catalyst. Free, approval required, exact address sent to approved registrants.

Why go: a rare Dublin room where the brief comes from people outside tech and the build has to answer them in four hours. For developers already fluent in Claude Code, not for learning it.