400+ try interactive world models at Technoromanticism; Hyderabad hackathon next
paulfinneyx · x · 2026-08-16
At the technoromanticism event, 400+ attendees got hands-on experience with world models for the first time through interactive prototypes built by @MaxMill06.
The organizers say momentum is building across cities: @JaswanthBeere is curating a Reactor-based world model hackathon in Hyderabad, arguing that India's environment — rich in both local problems and solutions — offers unique frontier alpha for world-model work.
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