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Fireworks AI, Microsoft, Nvidia host buildathon to showcase open models

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Fireworks AI is hosting a buildathon event called "Fireworks: Deploy" in San Francisco on November 2nd. The event challenges participants to demonstrate the capabilities of specialized open models, aiming to show they can outperform closed frontier models. Teams will compete by optimizing for quality, latency, or cost, with prizes available for winners. The buildathon is a collaboration with Microsoft and Nvidia, and participants are encouraged to apply due to limited seating. AI

IMPACT This event aims to highlight the potential of specialized open models to compete with proprietary systems, potentially influencing future development and adoption strategies.

RANK_REASON This is an announcement for a company-hosted buildathon event, not a core AI release or research milestone.

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. X — Fireworks (inference infra) TIER_1 English(EN) · FireworksAI_HQ ·

    Start building Mon, Nov 2 from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM PT with our team in San Francisco.

    Start building Mon, Nov 2 from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM PT with our team in San Francisco. Teams of 2+ are required and seats are limited, so apply today for your chance to show what specialized open models are capable of. https://t.co/NLMRawz0sn 4 / 4 🧵 https://t.co/DNZ1GgMfL0

  2. X — Fireworks (inference infra) TIER_1 English(EN) · FireworksAI_HQ ·

    There are three ways to win:

    There are three ways to win: 1. Fine-tune a specialized model 2. Build a smarter harness 3. Route across open models Combine them if that's what it takes to win. 3 / 4 🧵 https://t.co/1ly3YLWgtY

  3. X — Fireworks (inference infra) TIER_1 English(EN) · FireworksAI_HQ ·

    Start with a task you know better than anyone.

    Start with a task you know better than anyone. Your eval can use your own data, synthetic data, or a public set from Hugging Face. 2 / 4 🧵 https://t.co/1qaHtgOtKD

  4. X — Fireworks (inference infra) TIER_1 English(EN) · FireworksAI_HQ ·

    Can you show that specialized open models can beat a closed frontier model?

    Can you show that specialized open models can beat a closed frontier model? If so, you could walk away with the top prize at Fireworks: Deploy, our flagship buildathon with @Microsoft and @nvidia, Mon, Nov 2 in SF. Here's how it works: → Pick a task, build an eval → Go head h…

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