8th Annual Toronto Machine Learning Summit (TMLS) 2024 Hackathon Registration
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- July 13th, 2024
- 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
📋Details
You can sign up individually and join a team if you don’t have one already.
Join us for the “Building Applications with Open Source LLMs for Fun and Profit” hackathon.
Dive deep into the world of large language models (LLMs) and demonstrate your expertise by fine-tuning these models for innovative applications.
Compete with teams, gain valuable insights from industry experts, and collaborate with fellow AI enthusiasts to push the boundaries of what open-source LLMs can achieve.
We will focus on the City of Toronto’s publicly available data sets.
Register now and showcase your talents!
Join us for a social event to meet your fellow participants on July 9th at 6 PM hosted alongside the AI Tinkerers
🏆 Prizes: TBD
✅ Requirements
You must use and have an account on Lightning AI Studio
You must create Lightning AI Studio directly here before July 12th 2024, 11:59 pm EST you’ll get 15 credits for 22 free GPU hours to participate in this Hackathon.
You must agree to our Official Rules.
Please see the required datasets and the instructions here
🔔 Judging Process
The judges will give each Submission a score based on the following:
Innovation (Creativity, originality etc)
Technical Achievement (Governance, performance, complexity etc)
Impact (business or society usability),
The Presentation/Demo
Teams will strive to accomplish all checkpoints in the hackathon which include;
Problem Validation
Environment setup
Data set prep
Training
Evaluation
User Interface
General FAQ
What is a hackathon?
A hackathon is an event where programmers and AI enthusiasts collaborate intensively to innovate and develop new software or hardware projects. While websites and mobile apps are typical projects, participants are encouraged to explore any innovative idea they can imagine. Let your creativity soar!
When and where is the hackathon?
The “Finetuning Open Source LLMs for Fun and Profit” hackathon will take place on July 13th, 2024, at the Centre for Social Innovation – Spadina, located at 192 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2C2. The event will run from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
Is there a cost to participate?
What are the prizes?
TBD
What if I have never participated in a hackathon before?
Can I get started before the event?
How can I get more information?
For any further questions or concerns, please reach out to us at info@torontomachinelearning.com
Registration FAQ
Can I apply to participate in the hackathon?
How do I submit my application?
To submit your registration for our hackathon, please visit Toronto Machine Learning Hackathon Registration and register. As part of the requirements, participants must have:
- You must use and have an account on Lightning AI Studio
- You must create Lightning AI Studio directly here before July 12th 2024, 11:59 pm EST you’ll get 15 credits for 22 free GPU hours to participate in this Hackathon.
- You must agree to our Official Rules.
How do teams work?
In-Person Logistics FAQ
Can I attend the hackathon virtually?
Will food be provided?
Where will the hackathon take place?
The hackathon will be hosted at the Centre for Social Innovation – Spadina, located at 192 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2C2.
