See other organizers' experience and the potential of hosting an AI safety research hackathon
There are many reasons to run a hackathon but some of the main ones are that hackathons are an amazing way to engage the local groups in AI security research and create a sense of community. The participants get an amazing practical research experience and can show the finished projects off to potential employers and colleagues, and it's a really fun way to spend a weekend. Hear what a few of the organizers have said:
The research hackathons also always result in very impressive research for how long participants have during the weekend! Of course, organizers and participants should temper their expectations, but the ambitious projects might look like these:
You can also see the ones that were published at peer-reviewed academic venues on the Sprints front page. Really amazing work!
And of course, read more about how you can host a location on our organizer guide.
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