Levi Sverdlov@sverd

📅 May 11–19, 2026 • May 11 – 19: Online Build Phase. • May 18 (Hybrid Build Day – Online & Onsite) • May 19 (Demos & Awards – Online & Onsite) 🌍 Hybrid event. Join online from anywhere or build onsite at the venue. 🏆 Winners will be announced live on stage at the AI & Big Data Expo North America on May 19 📍 On-site Venue (May 18–19): San Jose McEnery Convention Center, CA, USA 🤝 Join solo or with a team. 🎟 FREE AI & Big Data Expo North America ticket included for participants that are able to join the on-site phase. 🏆Compete for a $10,000 prize pool 🧑‍💻 Apply now to design, prototype, and showcase enterprise-ready innovation.

🕒 7 days to be among the first to experiment and build with OpenAI o1 💡 Build innovative applications utilizing o1's advanced features 🤝 Compete solo or collaborate with teammates 🚀 Dive into a 1-week virtual coding marathon, connecting with industry leaders 🏆 A chance to join the Lablab NEXT acceleration program and fast-track your innovation

👩‍💻Explore Vectara, the trusted platform for building innovative AI applications with advanced datasets. 🚀 One week of intensive online development with workshops and mentorship sessions! 🏆15,000 USD prize pool (including 7,000 USD in cash) with special prizes from LlamaIndex, Unstructured, Vectara, and Together.ai 🤝 Opportunities for networking with developers and startup enthusiasts. 💡 Create applications that help create a positive change in the world and drive impact! 🕵️Create Vectara account to be eligible for hackathon participation and fill out the application form to be accepted.

Welcome to the 3-day event that brings together developers, data scientists, and AI enthusiasts to explore the capabilities of Fuyu-8B and LLaVA, two cutting-edge models in the world of multimodal AI. 🤖 Fuyu-8B: Unleash the potential of Fuyu-8B, a multi-modal transformer, to tackle image-related tasks and fine-grained image understanding with rapid response times. 🤯 LLaVA: Dive deep into LLaVA, a chatbot with a focus on language and vision, excelling in science question-answering and versatile applications in multimodal AI. 💡 Challenge: Choose any industry, identify unique business challenges, and create innovative AI prototypes. 🌟 Startup Opportunity: Top performers may secure entry into prestigious startup accelerator programs like GAIA and Slingshot.