# Advent of GenAI Hackathon recap

An episode of [Practical AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1406537385), 17 Jan 2024, 48 min.

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Recently, Intel’s Liftoff program for startups and Prediction Guard hosted the first ever “Advent of GenAI” hackathon. 2,000 people from all around the world participated in Generate AI related challenges over 7 days. In this episode, we discuss the hackathon, some of the creative solutions, the idea behind it, and more. Sponsors: • Read Write Own – Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet—a new book from entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon—explores one possible solution to the internet’s authenticity problem: Blockchains. From AI that tracks its source material to generative programs that compensate—rather than cannibalize—creators. It’s a call to action for a more open, transparent, and democratic internet. One that opens the black box of AI, tracks the origins we see online, and much more. Order your copy of Read, Write, Own today at readwriteown.com • Changelog News – A podcast+newsletter combo that’s brief, entertaining & always on-point. Subscribe today. • Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog and check out the speedrun in their docs. Featuring: • Rahul Nair – GitHub, LinkedIn, X • Ryan Metz – LinkedIn, X • Eugenie Wirz – LinkedIn • Ralph de Wargny – LinkedIn • Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X Show Notes: • Advent of GenAI Hackathon • Intel’s Liftoff program for startups • Prediction Guard • Blog posts: • Recap of Day 1 • Recap of Day 2 • Recap of Day 3 • Recap of Day 4 • Recap of Day 5 • Final Challenge Upcoming Events: • Register for upcoming webinars here!

## Chapters

- 0:05 Welcome to Practical AI
- 0:34 Sponsor: Read Write Own
- 1:56 What is Intel Liftoff?
- 5:15 Origin of Advent of GenAI
- 8:03 A look at turnout
- 11:27 Different levels of challenges
- 18:17 Intel Dev Cloud
- 24:50 Ease of use
- 28:58 Intel & open source
- 29:56 Sponsor: Changelog News
- 31:41 Event highlights
- 37:01 Where to find more
- 39:43 Ralph's thoughts
- 41:22 Daniel's takeaway
- 43:47 Thanks to the team
- 45:27 Closing thoughts
- 47:03 Outro

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