Apart Research AI Collusion Research Sprint
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About this hackathon
A 48-hour AI alignment research sprint (Oct 23–25) by Apart Research with Poseidon Research and AE Studio, on when AI agents collude, how audits can detect it and how to block it. Teams of 1–5; in-person hubs in New York and Hong Kong plus global online.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-10-25
- Starts
- 2026-10-23
- Who
- Open to all (No AI safety background needed; engineers, researchers and people from any field welcome)
- Level
- Advanced
- Prize
- $2k · $2,000 cash (1st $1,000 / 2nd $500 / 3rd $300 / 4th and 5th $100 each)
- Size
- ~1357 people
- Format
- Hybrid · New York, Hong Kong · International
- Location
- New York, Hong Kong
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：Apart Research 联合 Poseidon Research、AE Studio 举办的 48 小时 AI 对齐研究冲刺：10月23—25 日，1—5 人组队，围绕「AI 智能体合谋」做可控实验——市场中的合谋何时出现、审计如何区分合谋与巧合、协调通道如何被阻断；纽约、香港双线下 hub 加全球线上同步，无需 AI 安全背景。
看点：1—5 人组队，已有 1,357 人报名；纽约、香港线下 hub（周六、日）+ 全球线上同步；三个研究赛道：市场与合谋、检测与审计、合谋载体与反制措施；纽约线下 hub 每人 250 美元 Modal 算力额度、其他参赛者每人 50 美元；优胜队可获 Apart Fellowship 快速通道与导师引荐
奖金：2,000 美元现金（冠军 1,000 / 亚军 500 / 季军 300 / 第四、五名各 100）
截止日期：10月25日 23:59（AoE）（混合，纽约、香港）
活动日期：10月23—25日（混合，纽约、香港）
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