The pace of AI over the last year has been anxiety-inducing. Labs release larger and larger models that do more of the things that make us feel human — writing, drawing, speaking, coding. No wonder more than half of us think the risks of AI outweigh the benefits.
This hackathon is different. Rather than using a giant LLM to ship yet another B2B SaaS, we want you to think small. Armed with only 32 billion parameters, solve a problem someone you know is facing — or build something whimsical.
Solve a real problem for someone you actually know. Pick a person — a neighbor, a parent, a small-business owner on your street — and build something that makes their day measurably better.
Build something delightful that wouldn't exist without AI. Wander somewhere weirder. A toy, a tiny game, a strange interactive story, an art experiment that surprises you. The AI should be doing the fun thing — not just helping you build it. Strange is good. Joyful is the bar.
Total parameters must be ≤ 32 billion. The model fits on a laptop. So should your ambition.
Your app must be a Gradio app, hosted as a Hugging Face Space. That's the canvas.
A short demo video and a social-media post are part of the submission. Make it sing.
None required. Each one grants extra points for your submission. Hover a patch to see it lift.
Two weekends. Two tracks. The model on your laptop. The neighbor next door.
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