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Llama Impact Hackathon

Address real world challenges using Llama 3.2 models

🚀 Take your chance and build a proactive AI solution.


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


🤝 Work alone or form a team to build something extraordinary.


💰 $22,250 prize pool for the winners!


🌉 Join us online or in person in San Francisco for an unforgettable experience!


🧑🏻‍💻 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:

1375

Participants

228

Teams

83

AI Applications

Winners and Finalists

  • We are in the process of selecting the finalist teams.
  • Your voice matters! Vote on your favorite projects in the section below.
  • Join us for the winner announcement stream, which will be streamed live on Twitch.

This event has now ended, but you can still register for upcoming events on lablab.ai. We look forward to seeing you at the next one!

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Llama Impact Grant

Unlock a $100,000 Opportunity with Meta's Llama 3.1 Impact Grant

About Llama 3.2

Llama 3.2 is Meta’s latest advancement in open-source large language models (LLMs), designed to make AI more accessible across various platforms and tasks, especially with its new multimodal capabilities. This version focuses on lightweight models optimized for edge devices, while also introducing the ability to process both text and images, broadening the scope of AI applications.

  • Multimodal Processing 📝🖼️

  •  Llama 3.2 handles both text and image inputs, perfect for tasks like document analysis, image captioning, and visual question answering.
  • Lightweight Models for Edge Devices 📱⚙️

  •  Optimized 1B and 3B models enable real-time AI on mobile and IoT devices, with 12K token support and compatibility with Qualcomm and MediaTek hardware.
  • Vision-Centric Models 👁️🤖

  •   The 11B and 90B models bring vision capabilities to Llama, enabling applications like augmented reality (AR) and advanced image recognition.
  • On-Device AI 💻🔋

  •  These models efficiently run on ARM-based devices, providing powerful AI in mobile and edge environments without relying on cloud infrastructure.
Join the on-site event in San Francisco

For those joining the hackathon on-site, we’re thrilled to welcome you to the MindsDB venue in San Francisco, CA, for this unique event organized by lablab.ai! Here, you’ll gain exclusive access to top mentors, collaborate with a passionate AI community, and access on-site support to bring your AI ideas to life.

Llama Impact Hackathon on-site event is co-hosted with MindsDB, whose powerful integration technology allows participants to connect to diverse data sources effortlessly, from traditional databases to APIs, without the complexity of ETL pipelines. Leveraging MindsDB’s real-time SQL translation and seamless AI/ML framework, you’ll be empowered to unlock your data’s full potential and create intelligent, real-time solutions.

Don’t miss out—apply for a seat to secure your spot and join in person or online! ✨ 

Apply to take a seat!

To participate in our hackathon, you need to complete the application process. This applies to both online and onsite participants.

🌐 Online Participation
- Apply for a seat to enroll in the Hackathon
- Fill out the registration form
- Participate remotely from anywhere in the world
🌉 Onsite Participation in San Francisco
- Must be present in San Francisco during the event
- Individual applications welcome
- Option for onsite matchmaking
⚠️ Important Note for All Participants
Whether you're joining us online or onsite, all participants must complete these steps:

1. "Apply for a seat" on the lablab.ai event page and wait to be approved.
2. Fill out registration form for Online or/and Onsite event.
3. Create or join a team
4. Submit your project through the lablab.ai platform

Hackathon Challenge

Join this hackathon to tackle real-world challenges using Meta’s Llama models

This event is part of the global Llama 3.1 Impact Grant series, giving participants the opportunity to indicate their participation on their Llama 3.1 Impact Grant application. By doing so, you’ll be eligible to compete in an additional specialized "Regional" track within the grant program. If you’re interested in applying for the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants, we recommend submitting your application after participating in the event.


For more details on the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants, visit: Llama Impact Grants.


Challenges:

1. Expanding Low-Resource Languages


🌐 Problem Statement: Many languages lack adequate AI support, limiting accessibility and cultural relevance.


Challenge: Develop models using Llama to support low-resource languages, ensuring culturally sensitive and locally relevant AI solutions.

3. Navigating Public Services


📌 Problem Statement: Government services can be complex & difficult to navigate, creating barriers for citizens.


Challenge: Use Llama to develop chatbots or assistants that help users navigate government websites, assist with tax filing, benefit access, and streamline permitting or grant-writing processes for agencies.

💡 Examples:

 CivicFix - An AI-powered WhatsApp bot for reporting local issues via voice, photos, or text, classifying and alerting authorities by severity and location for efficient action.

 Albert - the new AI in French public service, helps citizens with administrative tasks, offering 24/7 support on taxes, social services, and more for streamlined access.

 AIM Intelligence - offers AI-driven solutions to optimize decision-making, providing insights, automation, and analytics to empower businesses across industries.

 traversaal.ai - provides bilingual resources in English and Urdu, with upcoming expansions to Arabic for localized educational content.

        2. Reducing Barriers for Llama Developers


        🛠️ Problem Statement: Developing with Llama can be complex due to data preparation and evaluation challenges.


        Challenge: Build tools that streamline Llama’s development process, including data preparation, prompt engineering, and evaluation.



        Suggested Technologies

        Llama 3.1

        Llama 3.1 is an open-source, advanced LLM by Meta AI. Optimized for NLP tasks, it offers various model sizes and focuses on transparency, safety, and accessibility.

        Llama 3.2

        Llama 3.2 by Meta is an open-source LLM with multimodal capabilities, processing text and images. It's optimized for edge devices, making AI more accessible across platforms and tasks.

        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.
        AutoGen

        AutoGen is an open-source framework simplifying the creation of multi-agent systems using LLMs, enabling coordinated AI interactions with humans and tools.

        Together AI

        Together AI is AI cloud platform which drives AI innovation. It contributes to open-source research, empowering developers to deploy AI models.

        Restack

        Restack’s AI Framework lets engineers build and scale autonomous systems with event-driven workflows, real-time processes, and adaptive feedback loops.

        Snowflake 

        Snowflake Inc. provides a leading cloud data platform for seamless storage, analysis, and sharing, supporting sectors from finance to healthcare with real-time insights.

        MindsDB Knowledge Base

        MindsDB's Knowledge Base is an AI-optimized data store for efficient knowledge management, leveraging embeddings and vector databases for ML and AI tasks.

        Featherless.ai

        World’s largest collection of llama finetuned models (from huggingface) in a single API subscription, with OpenAI compatible API

        Solo Tech

        Solo Tech provides on-device AI solutions, emphasizing data privacy, efficiency, and user control without cloud dependence for fast, customized experiences.


        Benefits from Our Partners

        Hey builders! 

        Exciting news for teams participating in this hackathon! Our partners are offering exclusive benefits
        to help jumpstart your AI projects.

        🚀 Get Together AI credits!

        Together AI offers an exciting opportunity to access cutting-edge tools like blazing-fast inference engines, advanced fine-tuning capabilities, and scalable GPU clusters, all designed to accelerate AI innovation while ensuring privacy and performance. Participants of this Hackathon will get $50 in API credits to boost their AI projects! 


        Access credits by signing up through the form that will be shared on the day of the hackathon, November 8th.

        ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

        🚀 Unlock Featherless Premium Access! 

        Featherless.ai empowers developers with seamless access to state-of-the-art AI tools, ensuring your projects are built on robust, high-performance infrastructure. On-site participants will receive 10 API keys with around 5 concurrent calls each, available for unlimited use over the weekend. Perfect for rapid prototyping and real-time project scaling.


        API keys will be distributed to the first 10 on-site teams who will claim it. 


        Important Notes:

        • Credits are provided by our Partners and are subject to their delivery.
        • Lablab is not responsible or liable if Partners does not provide the credits.

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

        On-site prizes

        🥇
        Winner:
        💰 Cash: $5,000
        🥈
        2nd Place:
        💰 Cash: $3,000
        🥉
        3rd Place:
        💰 Cash: $2,000

        Online prizes

        🥇
        Winner:
        💰 Cash: $3,000
        🥈
        2nd Place:
        💰 Cash: $1,500
        🥉
        3rd Place:
        💰 Cash: $500

        Best use of Restack :

        💰 Cash: $1,000

        Best use of LlamaIndex :

        💰 Cash: $1,000

        Best use of Solo Tech :

        💰 Cash: $500

        Best use of MindsDB
        Knowledge Base :

        1st place - 💰 Cash: $1,000
        2nd place - 💰 Cash: $750
        3rd place - 💰 Cash: $500

        Best use of Together AI :

        ☁️ $2500 Together AI credits

        🏆 The top two teams that are planning to continue developing their project will be invited to join an exclusive Meta & lablab NEXT digital incubation program.

        🏆 Edge is offering the top 3 winning teams 1 month of free co-working in Downtown SF for each member (3-5 people).

        🏆 The top winning team will receive 1 year of free Featherless Premium

        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.

        What to submit?

        📋 Basic Information

        • Project Title

        • Short Description

        • Long Description

        • Technology & Category Tags

        📸 Cover Image and Presentation

        • Cover Image

        • Video Presentation

        • Slide Presentation

        💻 App Hosting & Code Repository

        • Public GitHub Repository

        • Demo Application Platform

        • Application URL

        For further details and guidance, please visit Submission Guidelines


        Judging Criteria
        Application of Technology
        How effectively the model(s) are integrated, focusing on the agent's ability to perform tasks autonomously, automate processes, work efficiently, and maintain high productivity.
        Presentation
        The clarity and effectiveness of the project presentation, ensuring the solution is well-communicated and its technical details, business value, and originality are easily understood.

        Impact

        The agent's impact and practical value, considering how well it fits into business areas and enhances human-agent collaboration to improve business processes and outcomes.
        Originality
        The uniqueness and creativity of the solution, highlighting innovative approaches and the agent's ability to demonstrate imaginative and distinctive behaviors.

        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 hackathon begins on the date listed on the hackathon page and schedule. You can participate online via the lablab.ai platform and Discord server, or join us in person in San Francisco to experience the event live.
        🦸🏼‍♂️ 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
        Whether you're joining us online or in San Francisco, register on the lablab.ai platform and click the "Apply for a seat" button at the bottom of the page to secure your spot. Join lablab.ai Discord Server 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!

        On-Site Speakers

        Pawel Czech
        Pawel Czech
        Co-Founder
        New Native
        Katie Watson Jordan
        Katie Watson Jordan
        Product Strategy & Governance Policy Manager
        Meta
        MarianeBekker
        MarianeBekker
        Managing Partner
        Founders Bay
        Eric Firnhaber
        Eric Firnhaber
        Senior Director, Global Communications & Marketing
        Digital Green
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA
        Amit Sangani
        Amit Sangani
        Senior Director of AI Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Varun Vontimitta
        Varun Vontimitta
        Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Jorge Torres
        Jorge Torres
        CEO
        MindsDB
        Raghotham Murthy
        Raghotham Murthy
        Engineer
        Meta
        Era Qian
        Era Qian
        Founder
        Edge
        Riandy Riandy
        Riandy Riandy
        Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Julian Forero
        Julian Forero
        AI/ML Product Marketing Lead
        Snowflake
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA
        Amit Sangani
        Amit Sangani
        Senior Director of AI Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Philippe Brulé
        Philippe Brulé
        CTO
        Restack
        Niki Birkner
        Niki Birkner
        Product Manager
        Together AI
        Soham Ganatra
        Soham Ganatra
        Co-Founder & CEO
        Composio
        Lorenze Jay Hernandez
        Lorenze Jay Hernandez
        Software Engineer
        CrewAI
        Lucy Park
        Lucy Park
        Chief Product Officer
        Upstage AI
        Simon Olson
        Simon Olson
        CEO & Co-Founder
        New Native
        Pawel Czech
        Pawel Czech
        Co-Founder
        New Native
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Riandy Riandy
        Riandy Riandy
        Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Riandy Riandy
        Riandy Riandy
        Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Jorge Torres
        Jorge Torres
        CEO
        MindsDB
        Jorge Torres
        Jorge Torres
        CEO
        MindsDB
        Philippe Brulé
        Philippe Brulé
        CTO
        Restack
        Julian Forero
        Julian Forero
        AI/ML Product Marketing Lead
        Snowflake
        Julian Forero
        Julian Forero
        AI/ML Product Marketing Lead
        Snowflake
        Era Qian
        Era Qian
        Founder
        Edge
        Qingyun Wu
        Qingyun Wu
        Founder
        AutoGen
        Amit Sangani
        Amit Sangani
        Senior Director of AI Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Amit Sangani
        Amit Sangani
        Senior Director of AI Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Katie Watson Jordan
        Katie Watson Jordan
        Product Strategy & Governance Policy Manager
        Meta
        Eric Firnhaber
        Eric Firnhaber
        Senior Director, Global Communications & Marketing
        Digital Green
        Eric Firnhaber
        Eric Firnhaber
        Senior Director, Global Communications & Marketing
        Digital Green
        Varun Vontimitta
        Varun Vontimitta
        Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Varun Vontimitta
        Varun Vontimitta
        Partner Engineering
        Meta
        MarianeBekker
        MarianeBekker
        Managing Partner
        Founders Bay
        MarianeBekker
        MarianeBekker
        Managing Partner
        Founders Bay
        Raghotham Murthy
        Raghotham Murthy
        Engineer
        Meta
        Niki Birkner
        Niki Birkner
        Product Manager
        Together AI
        Niki Birkner
        Niki Birkner
        Product Manager
        Together AI
        Vibhu Sapra
        Vibhu Sapra
        Technical Product Manager
        MindsDB
        Eric Firnhaber
        Eric Firnhaber
        Senior Director, Global Communications & Marketing
        Digital Green
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA
        Amit Sangani
        Amit Sangani
        Senior Director of AI Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Karan Vaidya
        Karan Vaidya
        Co-Founder
        Composio
        Tony Kipkemboi
        Tony Kipkemboi
        Senior Developer Advocate
        CrewAI
        Jorge Torres
        Jorge Torres
        CEO
        MindsDB
        Alex Reibman
        Alex Reibman
        Co-Founder & CEO
        Agency
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Soham Ganatra
        Soham Ganatra
        Co-Founder & CEO
        Composio
        Lorenze Jay Hernandez
        Lorenze Jay Hernandez
        Software Engineer
        CrewAI
        Lucy Park
        Lucy Park
        Chief Product Officer
        Upstage AI
        Simon Olson
        Simon Olson
        CEO & Co-Founder
        New Native
        Pawel Czech
        Pawel Czech
        Co-Founder
        New Native
        Katie Watson Jordan
        Katie Watson Jordan
        Privacy Policy Manager
        Meta
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA
        Qingyun Wu
        Qingyun Wu
        Founder
        AutoGen
        Amit Sangani
        Amit Sangani
        Senior Director of AI Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Amit Sangani
        Amit Sangani
        Senior Director of AI Partner Engineering
        Meta
        Niki Birkner
        Niki Birkner
        Product Manager
        Together AI
        Vibhu Sapra
        Vibhu Sapra
        Technical Product Manager
        MindsDB
        Karan Vaidya
        Karan Vaidya
        Co-Founder
        Composio
        Tony Kipkemboi
        Tony Kipkemboi
        Senior Developer Advocate
        CrewAI
        Jorge Torres
        Jorge Torres
        CEO
        MindsDB
        Alex Reibman
        Alex Reibman
        Co-Founder & CEO
        Agency
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex

        Judges & Mentors

        Qingyun Wu
        Qingyun Wu
        Founder
        AutoGen
        Chi Wang
        Chi Wang
        Founder
        AutoGen
        Dhruv Diddi
        Dhruv Diddi
        Founder
        Solo
        Susu Xu
        Susu Xu
        Assistant Professor
        Johns Hopkins-University
        Abhy Vengavillagam
        Abhy Vengavillagam
        AI Engineer
        Together AI
        Yahia Bsat
        Yahia Bsat
        Software Engineer
        Snowflake
        Soham Ganatra
        Soham Ganatra
        Co-Founder & CEO
        Composio
        Lorenze Jay Hernandez
        Lorenze Jay Hernandez
        Software Engineer
        CrewAI
        Lucy Park
        Lucy Park
        Chief Product Officer
        Upstage AI
        Simon Olson
        Simon Olson
        CEO & Co-Founder
        New Native
        Pawel Czech
        Pawel Czech
        Co-Founder
        New Native
        Qingyun Wu
        Qingyun Wu
        Founder
        AutoGen
        Qingyun Wu
        Qingyun Wu
        Founder
        AutoGen
        Katie Watson Jordan
        Katie Watson Jordan
        Privacy Policy Manager
        Meta
        Chi Wang
        Chi Wang
        Founder
        AutoGen
        Niki Birkner
        Niki Birkner
        Product Manager
        Together AI
        Vibhu Sapra
        Vibhu Sapra
        Technical Product Manager
        MindsDB
        Karan Vaidya
        Karan Vaidya
        Co-Founder
        Composio
        Tony Kipkemboi
        Tony Kipkemboi
        Senior Developer Advocate
        CrewAI
        Jorge Torres
        Jorge Torres
        CEO
        MindsDB
        Alex Reibman
        Alex Reibman
        Co-Founder & CEO
        Agency
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA
        Yahia Bsat
        Yahia Bsat
        Software Engineer
        Snowflake
        Susu Xu
        Susu Xu
        Assistant Professor
        Johns Hopkins-University
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA
        Abhy Vengavillagam
        Abhy Vengavillagam
        AI Engineer
        Together AI
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Niki Birkner
        Niki Birkner
        Product Manager
        Together AI
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Niki Birkner
        Niki Birkner
        Product Manager
        Together AI
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA
        Laurie Voss
        Laurie Voss
        VP of Developer Relations
        LlamaIndex
        Niki Birkner
        Niki Birkner
        Product Manager
        Together AI
        Gregory Klevans
        Gregory Klevans
        Data Scientist
        FEMA

        Event Schedule

        • To be announced

        Winner Submissions 🏆

        Submitted concepts, prototypes and pitches

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

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