Hugging Face runs its first GCC hackathon in Doha: 150 builders, 40 teams, open-source AI
RisingSayak · x · 2026-11-09
Hugging Face and Qatar's QAI hosted HF's first-ever GCC hackathon in Doha on Nov 5-7: 200+ applications, 150 selected builders in 40 teams, tasked with solving real local problems using the HF ecosystem. Top 15 finalists and top 3 winners were selected. HF mentors gave sessions on the platform, image/video generation with Diffusers, and local AI deployment.
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