Tahir Yamin@tahiryamin

Banks, hospitals, and government agencies generate millions of sensitive documents daily. They cannot use cloud-based LLMs because sending data to third parties violates HIPAA, GDPR, and sovereign security protocols. SovereignAI-AMD solves this by providing a private, hardware-attested AI pipeline that runs entirely on the AMD Instinct MI300X. With 192GB of HBM3 memory, we run massive models like Qwen2.5-72B in high precision locally—a feat that NVIDIA's H100 (80GB) cannot achieve without severe quantization. Key Metrics on MI300X Model Stability: Qwen2.5-72B sharded across HBM3 partitions. Inference Speed: ~1.2s for deep document analysis. Data Egress: 0.00 Bytes (Verified by live Network Auditor). Compliance Score: 100/100 (Full PII/PHI redaction). 🛠️ Technical Architecture Compute: ROCm 7.2 + AMD Instinct MI300X (192GB HBM3). Engine: ROCm-native Transformers with Lean-Loading memory optimization. Orchestration: LangGraph multi-agent workflow (Sanitizer → Analyst → Compliance). UI: Gradio-powered Private Intelligence Dashboard. 📜 Final Verdict SovereignAI-AMD is the "Killer App" for AMD in the enterprise market. By combining the massive memory capacity of the MI300X with an unshakeable privacy-first pipeline, we provide the security that modern regulated industries demand.

Build solutions that improve how software is built. Work with an AI that understands your codebase, helping you reduce repetitive work and build with real context. ⏳ Build your project in 48 hours. 🚀 Get hands-on with IBM Bob and explore how AI fits into real development workflows before it becomes standard. 💡 Build tools and workflows that developers would actually use. ⭐ Learn directly from experts throughout the event. 🤝 Join a team or build solo. 💰 Prize pool: $10,000 🧑🏻‍💻 Register before the Kick-Off Stream and start building with Bob.

Grab your ideas, spin up compute, and start building what’s next! Start with $100 in AMD Developer Cloud credits and begin building right away. Get access to hands-on tutorials, workshops, and curated learning resources to help you build faster and go further. To unlock credits and join the hackathon, sign up for the AMD AI Developer Program. 🤝 Go solo or team up — ship something real. 💰 $21,500+ total prize pool & 1 × AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9700 GPU up for grabs. 📍 On-site Venue (May 9-10): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 📍On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑‍💻 Developers, builders, and innovators - bring your boldest ideas and let’s turn them into real AI systems on AMD.

In this hybrid hackathon powered by Arc, developers will build the next generation of agentic commerce systems using Arc with USDC. Explore a world where AI agents and web services can pay for APIs, data, compute, and content in dynamic, usage-based ways, while Arc provides stablecoin-native settlement with predictable USDC fees and deterministic, sub-second finality. This hackathon is supported by Google & Google DeepMind, with a dedicated challenge and $40,000 in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) credits awarded for the best use of Gemini models and Google AI Studio. 📅 January 9 – 24, 2026 • Jan 9 – 23 (Online Phase) – Collaborate and build online with developers and AI innovators from around the world. All projects must be submitted by the end of the online phase on January 23rd. • Jan 23 (On‑site Build Day – San Francisco, CA) – Selected participants will be invited to an exclusive in‑person session to refine their projects and connect directly with mentors. • Jan 24 (On‑site Demos & Awards – San Francisco, CA) – Live pitching sessions to a panel of judges and ecosystem partners, followed by the official winner announcement. Get guidance from Arc and Circle experts through on-site support. 📍 On-site Venue (Jan 23–24): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 🤝 Go solo or team up, it's your flow. 🏆Compete for $50,000 in USDC & GCP Credits. 📍 On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now - sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!