about 3 years ago
And the winners are...
The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Go to the CohereAI Hack: Leveraging Cohere's Multilingual Embeddings to Empower Creativity gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.
Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 3 years ago
Final Hackathon Day: Presentations, Winners, and Closing Keynote
Dear all,
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your participation in the #CohereAIHack hackathon. As we approach the end of this exciting journey, we would like to remind you that the final day of the hackathon is quickly approaching.
We are thrilled to announce that the final day of the hackathon will kick off on Saturday at 4:00 pm WAT. We cannot wait to witness the exceptional solutions that our top five finalists have developed, and we hope that you will join us for this memorable event.
Date: Saturday 13th of May Time: 4:00 - 5:40 pm WAT…
about 3 years ago
Public voting is now open
It's your turn to pick the Popular Choice award winner! Browse 'CohereAI Hack: Leveraging Cohere's Multilingual Embeddings to Empower Creativity' submission gallery, click on your favorite, and vote. Be sure to spread the word via your social networks, too!
Please note, as per the Devpost terms of service, you may not tamper with the vote process through manual or automated means, or attempt to compensate voters, at risk of disqualification. Find out more about public voting here.
Questions?If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 3 years ago
Join us for an exciting day of Cohere API and AI research talks tomorrow from 10-12pm WAT!
Dear all,
We have two exciting events scheduled for tomorrow!Firstly, at 10am WAT, George Igwegbe, one of the co-organizers of AI Saturdays Lagos and a fantastic AI engineer will be conducting a session on jumpstarting your Cohere API knowledge. In just 2 minutes, he will take you from zero to hero! But don't worry, the session will last for an hour! George will walk you through the basics and showcase live coding of different project ideas. This is an opportunity you don't want to miss!
Secondly, at 11am WAT, we will have the amazing Sara Hooker, lead of…
about 3 years ago
CohereAIHack Physical Hackathon Event in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Kano and Kigali tomorrow!
Dear all,
We are excited to invite you to the in-person (physical) hackathon event happening tomorrow in 5 locations - Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Kano and Kigali! Join us tomorrow in either of these locations to interact with fellow hackers and meet with your mentors in-person! Our venues will be open from 9am - 6pm.Venues for in-person hacking (only available on the 6th of May 2023 -- signup required):
- Nithub Unilag: 6 Commercial Rd, University Of Lagos 101245, Lagos, Nigeria
- University of Ibadan: Appleton Road, University of Ibadan (along Zoological Garden), Ibadan, Nigeria
- EHealth4Everyone: Area 11, 8 Kukawa…
about 3 years ago
Final call for submissions
There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for CohereAI Hack: Leveraging Cohere's Multilingual Embeddings to Empower Creativity.
about 3 years ago
Hackathon is officially open!
Let the hacking begin!!
Dear all,
We officially welcome you to the #CohereAIHack Hackathon week!! The hackathon page opened for submission today at 8am WAT and closes on Sunday May 7th at 8am WAT.
We want to share some important instructions for this week. We're using Devpost to showcase all your projects and support the judging.
You need to register now and submit your projects before the deadline (Sun May 07, 2023 at 03:00am EDT), both at this link:
- Have EVERY person on your team go to the link above and click Register for this hackathon. (You must all…
about 3 years ago
Day 3: Hackathon Workshop Series
Dear all,
We're at Day 3 of our workshop series.
Here's the agenda for today -- starts at 4pm WAT:
- Live talk: AfriSenti: Sentiment Analysis for African Languages by Shamsudeen Hassan Muhammad (Co-founder, Arewa Data Science Academy)
- Pre-recorded: Build the next generation of apps by Kemi Tijani (Partnerships Strategy Lead, Cohere)
- Pre-recorded: How to Add AI to your App by Nick Frosst (Co-founder, Cohere)
- Ask Me Anything Session by @cohere-ai-hack Team
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- Hackathon Schedule: https://ai6lagos.devpost.com/rules
- Hackathon Youtube playlist: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC0kXDE3XbYP6ctoXhkLx2Mg/content/playlists
Best,
CohereAIHack Team
about 3 years ago
Hackathon kickoff Youtube Playback
Dear all,
Here's the playback videos for today's session:
- Welcome keynote and Introduction of the Hackthon Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAn9lhNnniM
- Large Language Models for Real-World Applications - A Gentle Intro by Luis Serrano: https://youtube.com/live/wcPcJWGUSvY
Tomorrow at 11am WAT, we will have a talk by David Adelani.
Agenda for tomorrow is:
| 29-Apr | MasakhaNEWS: News topic classification for African languages | David Adelani (Research Fellow, University College London) | 11:00-12:00pm | Zoom: Link |
| Introduction to semantic search with Cohere (pre-recording) | 12:00 - 12:30pm | |||
| Introduction to Cohere’s Multilingual model (pre-recording) | 12:35 - 12:55pm |
about 3 years ago
Join the kickoff livestream today Friday, 28th April at 4:00pm WAT
Dear all,
Join the hackathon kickoff livestream happening today, 28th April at 4:00pm! Our agenda for today is
| 28-Apr | Welcome keynote | Tejumade Afonja (Co-founder, AI Saturdays Lagos) and Luis Serrano (Developer Relations Lead, Cohere) | 4:10 - 4:30pm | Zoom: Link |
| Introduction to Hackathon Challenge | Jesujoba Alabi (PhD student, Saarland University) and Roy Lim Marketing Events Manager, Cohere) | 4:30 - 5:00pm | ||
| Large Language Models for Real-World Applications- A Gentle Intro | Luis Serrano (Developer Relations Lead, Cohere) | 5:00 - 6:00pm |
Hope to see many of you!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the …
about 3 years ago
Hackathon kickoff date is on Friday 28th-Apr, 4-6pm WAT, online on Zoom
Dear all,
If you missed Tejumade Afonja's AMA, don't worry, you can still catch up by watching the playback on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z0LFUQ6Z1E
The kickoff date is April 28th, 2022. We will be having workshops on April 28th, 29th, and 30th. You can find more information on the hackathon page: https://ai6lagos.devpost.com/rules [Zoom details will be shared soon!]
The hackathon will run from May 1st until May 6th, and there will be an opportunity for an in-person hacking event on May 6th at certain locations such as Lagos, Ibadan, Abuja, Kano, and Kigali.
Don't let your friends miss out on this great…
about 3 years ago
Join AMA Session with Tejumade Afonja (co-founder of AI Saturdays Lagos) about #CohereAIHack on Wednesday at 7pm WAT
Dear all,
Thank you for signing up for the #CohereAIHack schedule for 1st-6th May. Tejumade Afonja (co-founder of AI Saturdays Lagos) is organizing an AMA about #CohereAIHack on Wednesday, 19th of April at 7pm WAT where you can ask her anything about the CohereAI hackathon challenge.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z0LFUQ6Z1E
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#CohereAIHack hackathon challenges participants to develop a solution that leverages Cohere's multilingual embedding to enhance communication, collaboration, and creativity among individuals and organizations.
Hackathon Challenge Dates: 1st - 6th of May
Invite others to join the challenge: https://ai6lagos.devpost.com/
Prizes: $2300 + 6500 Cohere API credits
This hackathon event is brought…