Fireworks AI, Microsoft and NVIDIA host Nov. 2 San Francisco buildathon with $10,000 prize
Overview
Fireworks AI, Microsoft and NVIDIA will host a San Francisco buildathon on November 2, according to a post by Sophia Yang, who is part of Mistral.
Prizes are $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second and $3,000 for third. To win, participants must pick a task, build an evaluation and beat a frontier model on quality, latency or cost.
Yang's post is the only report on the event, and it does not describe judging criteria or entry requirements beyond the win condition.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 16, 12:23 PM ET
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- Oct 16, 12:21 PM ET · 1 articleFireworks AI, Microsoft and NVIDIA invite applications through a Luma event pageSophia Yang: Fireworks AI, Microsoft and NVIDIA invite applications through a Luma event page
- Oct 16, 12:20 PM ET · 1 articleFireworks AI, Microsoft and NVIDIA host Nov. 2 SF buildathon with $10,000 first prizeSophia Yang: Mistral backs a buildathon offering $10,000 for beating frontier models
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Sophia Yang@sophiamyangXFireworks AI, Microsoft and NVIDIA invite applications through a Luma event pageAISophia Yang, who is affiliated with Mistral, shared an application link for an event involving Fireworks AI, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. The post links to a Luma registration page and does not describe the event's content, date, or terms.
Sophia Yang@sophiamyangXMistral backs a buildathon offering $10,000 for beating frontier modelsAISophia Yang, who is part of Mistral, announces a San Francisco buildathon on November 2 with Fireworks AI, Microsoft and Nvidia. Prizes are $10,000 for first, $5,000 for second and $3,000 for third. Participants must pick a task, build an eval and beat a frontier model on quality, latency or cost.

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