beginner In-person event 8 Apr - 3 May 2024 Ended

Canto Online Hackathon Powered by Encode Club

WeWork Canary Wharf
500K CANTO in prizes

Summary

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The recently completed AI Bootcamp, led by Matheus Pagani from Venture Miner, provided a comprehensive six-week journey through cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies. Beginning with basics in machine learning and progressing through advanced topics such as GPTs, image generation, and computer vision, the program balanced foundational teachings with hands-on application.

Weeks dedicated to individual and group projects, supported by industry sponsors, allowed participants to put their skills to practical use. The curriculum’s depth and the real-world project opportunities equip graduates to significantly impact the evolving field of artificial intelligence.

Learning Outcomes

  • Foundations of Machine Learning and AI Modeling: Participants mastered foundational machine learning concepts, transformers, and GPT models, alongside hands-on practice with OpenAI APIs for model configurations and prompt engineering.
  • Integrating AI with Web Development: The bootcamp taught how to incorporate AI into web applications, focusing on using React, Vercel, and AI for frontend generation, and deploying large language models on personal hardware.
  • Advanced AI Techniques and Model Diversity: Attendees explored advanced GPT applications, fine-tuning, the Retriever-Augmented Generation (RAG) technique, and multiple AI model integration for enhanced functionality.
  • Image Generation and Processing: Participants learned to generate and process images using stable diffusion models and various APIs, optimizing performance on personal hardware with techniques like control meshes.
  • Real-World Application and Project Development: The final weeks focused on applying learned skills to real-world AI projects, fostering innovation and practical application through sponsored projects.
  • Engagement with Cutting-Edge AI Technologies: Exposure to the latest AI advancements through project work and industry collaboration prepared participants for future challenges in AI.

Overall prizes

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Winner: DoMore

DoMore is a social media app where users can explore a feed of AI-generated prompts, receive prompts to click pictures, interact with the community by liking and commenting on posts, earn tokens for likes on your posts, and convert tokens to Solana (SOL) at a rate of 1 SOL = 1000 tokens.

Project page

Winner: SpotLabs

SpotLabs.ai revolutionises the landscape of AI platforms with its decentralised framework tailored specifically for businesses. At its core, Spot leverages the formidable capabilities of locally operated Large Language Models (LLMs) to furnish enterprises with an unparalleled ecosystem. This ecosystem empowers businesses to seamlessly deploy decentralised AI applets for the processing of sensitive company data, all while upholding unprecedented levels of security and privacy.

Project page

Winner: SpotLabs

SpotLabs.ai revolutionises the landscape of AI platforms with its decentralised framework tailored specifically for businesses. At its core, Spot leverages the formidable capabilities of locally operated Large Language Models (LLMs) to furnish enterprises with an unparalleled ecosystem. This ecosystem empowers businesses to seamlessly deploy decentralised AI applets for the processing of sensitive company data, all while upholding unprecedented levels of security and privacy.

Project page

Bounties

Winners: EduAction

Dive into the Canto ecosystem and seize the opportunity to build something innovative and engaging with the idea of the project becoming a full fledged product. We’d love to see projects involving DEX tooling, launchpads and lending protocols!

You are free to be as creative as you can. Projects focusing on CLP microeconomies, PnL leaderboards, stability pools, stats pages and CLP referral systems will be rated higher.

Winners: Solanaizer

Fell free to reach into your imagination and let loose!

Location

WeWork Canary Wharf
30 Churchill P1, London, E14 5RE, UK
Directions

Join our four-week hackathon, attend exclusive technical workshops, build on Canto and win prizes.

Encode Club is thrilled to announce the beginning of an exciting new phase in the series of Canto online hackathons with the Canto Online Hackathon powered by Encode Club, launching April 2024!

This new chapter comes after Canto’s successful series of monthly hackathons last year and we are excited to partner with Canto to continue this tradition of innovation and development in the blockchain space.

Who is it for?

Whether you’re an individual developer, part of a startup, or a student eager to make your mark on the blockchain world, this hackathon is your chance to shine.

Do you prefer to hack solo or with a team? Both are great options! If you’re seeking a team, we’ll help you find the perfect match.

Why participate in the Canto Online Hackathon?

This is more than just a coding contest; it’s an opportunity to contribute to the foundational infrastructure of future dApps, tackle scalability issues, and explore new technologies. Whether you’re an individual developer, part of a startup, or a student eager to make your mark on the blockchain world, this hackathon is your chance to shine.

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Schedule

  1. 9 May 2024 07:00 UTC

    Beginner's Workshop

  2. 10 May 2024 08:00 UTC

    Tokenization of Computer Power

  3. 11 May 2024 08:30 UTC

    Business ideas

  4. 13 May 2024 13:00 UTC

    Finale and prizegiving

  • Speakers

     
  • Carolina Fuente
    CEO (Acme Inc.)
  • Moar Entity
    Owner (Biz-ness)
  • One Joe
    President (Paperclips Ltd)
  • Another Guy
    CTO (Kompany GmbH)
  • Joe Marvin
    Programmer (Company d.o.o.)
  • Anna Kline
    Developer (Acme Inc.)
  • Judges

     
  • Another Guy
    CTO (Kompany GmbH)
  • Moar Entity
    Owner (Biz-ness)
  • One Joe
    President (Paperclips Ltd)

Sponsors

Interested in partnering with us?

Partners

FAQ

Yes!

No, you can hack solo.
If you’d like to form a team, we will help you connect with other hackers.

Anyone can take part in this hackathon, as long as you’re there in person!

Yes, you can, but only if your project hasn’t raised significant funding already and significant feature changes have been made during the hackathon weekend.

Yes! The Encode team will be on the ground to direct you to the best person to address your technical query.
Some of our mentors will also have office hours available to sign up for!

Yes! We actively encourage this.

For updates, announcements, and everything else on the organisational side, please keep an eye on Encode’s Telegram and twitter! The dedicated telegram chat for this event is here.

Event videos

Beginner's Workshop
9 May 2024
Tokenization of Computer Power
10 May 2024
Business ideas
11 May 2024
Finale and prizegiving
13 May 2024