@Gradio: A hackathon called "Build Small" max 32B params. the model fits on a laptop. somehow that pitch got us OpenAI, NVIDIA, …
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A hackathon called 'Build Small' with a maximum of 32B parameters, designed to run on a laptop, has attracted sponsors including OpenAI, NVIDIA, OpenBMB, and Cohere, offering over $40k cash, RTX 5080s, and codex credits.
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A hackathon called “Build Small”
max 32B params. the model fits on a laptop. somehow that pitch got us OpenAI, NVIDIA, OpenBMB and Cohere putting up the prizes 👀
$40k+ cash + 2 RTX 5080s + $100k codex credits for the first participants. Reg’s open ↓ https://t.co/Occ9YhjIfa
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