Advent of GenAI Hackathon recap (Practical AI #252)

Recently, Intel’s Liftoff program for startups and Prediction Guard hosted the first ever “Advent of GenAI” hackathon. 2,000 people from all around the world participated in Generate AI related challenges over 7 days. In this episode, we discuss the hackathon, some of the creative solutions, the idea behind it, and more.

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Featuring:

• Rahul Nair – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Ryan Metz – LinkedIn, X
• Eugenie Wirz – LinkedIn
• Ralph de Wargny – LinkedIn
• Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Advent of GenAI Hackathon
• Intel’s Liftoff program for startups
• Prediction Guard
• Blog posts:
  • Recap of Day 1
  • Recap of Day 2
  • Recap of Day 3
  • Recap of Day 4
  • Recap of Day 5
  • Final Challenge

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