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Meta hosts ‘Build with AI Summit’ in Bengaluru

Meta organized an AI Hackathon to empower developers and propel innovation

OUR BUREAU potential funding of up to USD 100K
and USD 500K, under the regional
Bengaluru
track and global track respectively.
he Tech giant Meta on Wednes- Yann LeCun, VP and Chief AI
day hosted a ‘Build with AI Scientist at Meta said, “Meta’s vision
TSummit’ in Bengaluru. The for AI is deeply intertwined with the
event highlights a thriving developer principles of open-source, allowing us
ecosystem, combined with a rapid- to tap into a global pool of creativity
ly growing talent pool, is setting the and innovation. From inference opti-
stage for a revolution in AI-powered mization to advancements in natural
digital transformation. language processing, the open-source
The summit emphasized recog- community consistently surprises us
nising the immense potential of In- with breakthroughs. We hope to build
dia’s digital ecosystem, which is poised AI systems that not only empow-
to lead the charge in AI adoption The summit emphasized recognising the immense potential of er individuals but also drive societal
and integration across sectors. Open- India’s digital ecosystem (Agency photo) transformation, creating a shared AI
source models will fuel this evolution infrastructure that reflects the world’s
while also enabling developers, educa- government agencies and enterprises over 1,500+ registrations, more than diversity in languages, cultures, and values.”
tional institutions, government agen- to build cost-effective, scalable solu- 350 proposals and 90+ participating “India holds immense potential
cies and enterprises to build cost-ef- tions tailored to India’s unique chal- teams, CurePharmaAI, CivicFix, and in shaping the future of AI, not just in
fective, scalable solutions tailored to lenges. evAIssment emerged as winners, with product development but also in cut-
India’s unique challenges. Meta organized an AI Hack- a special mention to SheBuilds - an ting-edge research. With its rich talent
It also focuses on the usage of athon to empower developers and all-women team. Participants also had pool and vibrant tech ecosystem, India
Open-source models that will enable propel the future of innovation using the chance to submit their proposals is already making significant strides,”
developers, educational institutions, Meta Llama’s open platform. With for the Llama Impact Grants, with he added (With agency reports)

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