Open Models Hackathon co-hosted by Gradient VC and Google DeepMind yields 23 demos
DynamicWebPaige · x · 2026-09-15
Gradient VC, Google DeepMind, and Tokens & AI co-hosted an Open Models Hackathon, where participants built with open models like Gemma, supported by Lambda, Nango, and Respan AI. The event produced 23 demos by day's end, with judges including Dynamic Web Paige and Simon Tiu. More events are promised.
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