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Spend 2 days training AI Chess bots on GPUs in SF.

Mega Chess Hackathon Overview:

Get hands-on with rapid neural network training using Strong Compute's Instant SuperComputer (ISC) in our Mega Chess Hackathon!

Compete over two days to build the best chess-playing AI with access to 48 GPU clusters & explore models, datasets, & hyperparameters.

Details:

Prize: $10k-$100k compute grant for open-source AI research.

Challenge: Train a deep neural network to evaluate chess moves based on game history & board states.

Resources: StockFish-evaluated board states, historic game PGNs, & code examples.

Compute: Dedicated GPU access via the ISC platform.

Judging: Tournament-style model face-off.

Accepted participants will get the full task, dataset, & model specifics a week before. Register today to get a head start!

Participant Requirements:

Experience with PyTorch & cluster training is preferred but not mandatory.

Skills in large-scale clusters (64+ GPUs) are highly valued.

Teams of 1 to 3 members are allowed. Include your team members' names when registering. Approved participants will receive a link to our Discord competition channel.

Locations:

San Francisco, USA: Venue details will be shared upon successful application.

Event Schedule:

Friday:

6:00 pm: Drinks, snacks + networking

6:30 pm: Set-up, onboarding, test training run + inference

7:30 pm: Competition begins

8:30 pm: Dinner

Late: hacking

Saturday:

9:00 am: Day two start, breakfast

1:00 pm: Lunch

5:30 pm: Final submissions

6:00 pm: Dinner

6:30 pm: Competition begins

7:30pm: Christmas Party

Strong Compute

Strong Compute provides infrastructure management capability for rapid artificial intelligence development.

P.S. We're hiring & this is a great way for us to get to know each other https://strongcompute.com/jobs

Supported by community partner:
Build Club: the home for top AI engineers in APAC

*Refer to our research grants for requirements.
 
 
 
 
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