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Llama 3 Hackathon

Get ready for an exciting adventure in app development with Llama 3 - join us for our online AI hackathon!

⌚ Dive into a 48-hour journey of creativity.


🚀 Compete to craft an app supercharged by Llama 3.


🎓 Expert mentors will guide you every step of the way.


🏆 Win an opportunity to participate in the Lablab NEXT acceleration program, exciting cash prizes, credits, and gear from LlamaIndex, Together AI & Zilliz


🧑🏻‍💻 Sign up before the Kick-Off Stream to secure your spot!

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Hackathon Overview

Our AI hackathon brought together a diverse group of participants, who collaborated to develop a variety of impressive projects based on:

7653

Participants

505

Teams

84

AI Applications

Speakers, Mentors, and Organizers

Basem Awad profile picture
organizer

Basem Awad

Program Manager

Gary NN profile picture
organizer

Gary NN

    Damian Pawłowski profile picture
    organizer

    Damian Pawłowski

    Business Development

    Dina Shall profile picture
    organizer

    Dina Shall

    Global Community Manager

      null null profile picture
      organizer

      alsu5

        Daniel Duccik profile picture
        organizer

        Daniel Duccik

        Marketing&Visual

        Theodoros Ampas profile picture
        mentor

        Theodoros Ampas

        Technical Mentor

        Walaa Nasr Elghitany profile picture
        mentor

        Walaa Nasr Elghitany

        Lablab Head Judge

        Muhammad Inaamullah profile picture
        mentor

        Muhammad Inaamullah

        ML Engineer

        Donald Nwokoro profile picture
        mentor

        Donald Nwokoro

        Backend Developer

        Maksym Wolff profile picture
        organizer

        Maksym Wolff

        Master Streamer

          Justyna Amelia Kotlow profile picture
          host

          Justyna Amelia Kotlow

          Growth Team

            Laurie Voss profile picture
            speaker

            Laurie Voss

            VP of Developer Relations

              Stephen Batifol profile picture
              speaker

              Stephen Batifol

              Developer Advocate

                Jens Ingelsted profile picture
                speaker

                Jens Ingelsted

                Global Head of AI Accelerators

                  Hassan El Mghari profile picture
                  speaker

                  Hassan El Mghari

                  Sr Manager Developer Relations

                    Simon Olson profile picture
                    speaker

                    Simon Olson

                    Founder

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                    About Llama 3

                    Introducing the New 8B and 70B Parameter Llama 3 Models

                    Llama 3 represents a major leap over Llama 2, establishing a new state-of-the-art for large language models (LLMs) at these scales.

                    • 🚀 State-of-the-Art Performance:

                    •  Best models available today at the 8B and 70B parameter scale.
                    • 🎛️ Greater Steerability: 

                    •  More controllable and adaptable model responses.
                    • 🔄 Enhanced Pretraining and Post-Training:

                    •  Substantially reduced false refusal rates. 
                    •  Improved alignment and increased diversity in model responses.
                    • 💡 Improved Capabilities:

                    •   Enhanced reasoning.
                    •  Advanced code generation.
                    •  Better instruction following.

                    Hackathon Challenge

                    Get Together AI Credits!

                    Hey builders! 🚀


                    Exciting news for the first 250 teams who created or joined a team for the hackathon before July 16th, 23:59 CET! We’re giving away $50 in Together AI credits to supercharge your AI project at the Hackathon. Here’s how you can claim your bonus and get started:


                     $50 Credits: Use these credits to kickstart your project and bring your innovative ideas to life.


                     Distribution Date: Credits will be distributed on the 18th of July.


                     Eligibility: Make sure you have an active Together AI account and that your lablab.ai registration email matches your Together AI account.


                    Important Notes:


                     Credits are provided by Together AI and are subject to their delivery.


                     Lablab is not responsible or liable if Together AI does not provide the credits

                    .

                     Get ready to innovate and build something amazing with Llama 3 and Together AI!

                    🎁 Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity. Gather your team and sign up now!
                    ⏳✨


                    Partnered Technologies

                    Llama-3
                    Explore Meta Llama 3, the next generation of state-of-the-art open-source large language models, offering groundbreaking features and enhanced performance.
                    Together AI
                    Together AI is AI cloud platform which drives AI innovation. It contributes to open-source research, empowering developers to deploy AI models.
                    LlamaIndex
                    LlamaIndex connects data sources to large language models, providing tools to ingest, index, and query data for building powerful AI apps augmented by your knowledge.

                    Milvus

                    Milvus is a cloud-native, open-source vector database optimized for large-scale vector data, enabling fast and reliable embedding similarity search and AI applications​.

                    Prizes

                    All projects must utilize the Llama 3 model.

                    ☁️ Together AI Best use

                    $2500 Together AI credits

                    🚀 Acceleration Opportunity

                    Fast-track interview for

                    Lablab NEXT 

                    😲 Milvus Most wow factor

                    🎧 Up to 4 Beats headphones

                    🎁 Zilliz swag

                    💰 LlamaIndex Best use

                    $1000 Cash prize

                    Note: Lablab NEXT is the main prize, and teams can win in multiple categories.

                    Please be aware that participation in lablab.ai hackathons is voluntary and subject to the specific rules and conditions outlined for each event. While we strive to provide a fair and rewarding experience for all participants, we cannot guarantee entry or success in securing prizes. All prizes and opportunities are subject to availability and participants must meet the established criteria to qualify. lablab.ai is not responsible nor held liable for any commitments or offers - including programs, giveaways, or prizes - made by third-party sponsors or partners of the hackathon. The availability and delivery of third-party prizes or benefits are solely at the discretion of the respective sponsors and are not guaranteed by lablab.ai. We reserve the right to make amendments, modifications, or cancellations to any part of the hackathon (including full cancellation of the event itself), including prizes and terms of participation, at our sole discretion. Whenever possible, we will endeavor to notify participants of significant changes within a reasonable timeframe. All submissions by participants must be original work, open source, and compliant with the MIT License unless specified otherwise. By participating, you agree to these terms, the overall event terms, and the lablab.ai general terms and are encouraged to review all event-related information carefully. Prize Distribution: lablab.ai and its partners reserve the right to distribute all prizes within a 90-day period following the end date of the hackathon. This period allows for the proper processing and verification needed to award prizes appropriately.

                    Judging Criteria
                    Application of Technology

                    How effectively the chosen model(s) are integrated into the solution.

                    Presentation

                    The clarity and effectiveness of the project presentation.

                    Business Value

                    The potential impact and practical value of the solution.

                    Originality

                    Uniqueness and creativity in addressing the challenge.

                    Hackathon Details
                    Join lablab.ai hackathon and innovate using the latest models in the market. Discover all the relevant details below.
                    🗓️ Where and when
                    The start date of the hackathon is mentioned according to the date specified on the hackathon page, cover and schedule. The hackathon will take place on the lablab.ai platform and lablab.ai Discord server.
                    🦸🏼‍♂️ Who can join?
                    Everyone is welcome to participate, regardless of previous AI or coding experience! We encourage anyone with a passion for AI or an interest in exploring how it can be used in their field to join.
                    😅 What about teams?
                    If you don't have a team, don't worry! You can connect with other participants from all over the world on our dashboard or Discord server. We also recommend checking out our Discord server to find teammates and bounce around ideas. You can join the server here.
                    🛠️ How to participate
                    The hackathon will take place online on lablab.ai platform and lablab.ai Discord Server. Please register for both in order to participate. To participate click the "Enroll" button at the bottom of the page and read our Hackathon Guidelines and Getting Started Guide.
                    🧠 Get prepared / Use Lablab.ai to Learn About AI
                    To get ready for the hackathon, visit our AI Tech pages and read up on all the available technologies. You can also check out our tutorials page for more information on how to use them. Get a head start on your project by using the resources on lablab.ai!

                    Event Schedule

                    • To be announced

                    Speakers, Mentors and Organizers

                    • Basem Awad
                      Organizer

                      Basem Awad

                      Program Manager

                    • Gary NN
                      Organizer

                      Gary NN

                      • Damian Pawłowski
                        Organizer

                        Damian Pawłowski

                        Business Development

                      • Dina Shall
                        Organizer

                        Dina Shall

                        Global Community Manager

                        • Daniel Duccik
                          Organizer

                          Daniel Duccik

                          Marketing&Visual

                        • Theodoros Ampas
                          Mentor

                          Theodoros Ampas

                          Technical Mentor

                        • Walaa Nasr Elghitany
                          Mentor

                          Walaa Nasr Elghitany

                          Lablab Head Judge

                        • Muhammad Inaamullah
                          Mentor

                          Muhammad Inaamullah

                          ML Engineer

                        • Donald Nwokoro
                          Mentor

                          Donald Nwokoro

                          Backend Developer

                        • Maksym Wolff
                          Organizer

                          Maksym Wolff

                          Master Streamer

                          • Justyna Amelia Kotlow
                            Host

                            Justyna Amelia Kotlow

                            Growth Team

                            • Laurie Voss
                              Speaker

                              Laurie Voss

                              VP of Developer Relations

                              • Stephen Batifol
                                Speaker

                                Stephen Batifol

                                Developer Advocate

                                • Jens Ingelsted
                                  Speaker

                                  Jens Ingelsted

                                  Global Head of AI Accelerators

                                  • Hassan El Mghari
                                    Speaker

                                    Hassan El Mghari

                                    Sr Manager Developer Relations

                                    • Simon Olson
                                      Speaker

                                      Simon Olson

                                      Founder

                                    Submitted concepts, prototypes and pitches

                                    Submissions from the teams participating in the Llama 3 Hackathon event and making it to the end 👊

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