Hackathon winner: wildlife sim running ~4,000 Jev decisions for ~$1.30
schwentker · x · 2026-09-27
Part 5 of the Jevathon notes: thanks to organizers (AI Collective, CodeRabbit and others) and a look at the winning project.
- CodeRabbit's intern trio won first place with Revolution: a wildlife ecosystem simulation running 4,000 Jev decisions for roughly $1.30 total.
- A vivid demonstration of how cheap per-judgment costs enable massive, high-frequency use of Jev-class models.
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