LOCALHOST NYC: Sovereign AI Hackathon 2026
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About this hackathon
New York's one-day Sovereign AI Hackathon on Nov 7, 2026 (9:00–19:00 ET) at The School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, hosted by dmarz and Brenner with Cognee and sponsored by Variant, Darkbloom, Tinfoil, Cognee and Superlinked. 50 to 100 researchers, builders and product people hack on open weights, open harnesses, open memory and private AI, after curated talks and ideation sessions, then selected teams present. $10K in prizes plus infra credits. Apply on Luma; spots are not guaranteed, so apply only if you can attend in person.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-11-07
- Starts
- 2026-11-07
- Who
- Open to all (For researchers, builders and product people, 50–100 people; apply on Luma, spots not guaranteed, in person only)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $10k · $10K in prizes plus infra credits (split between cash and credits not stated)
- Size
- ~100 people
- Format
- In person · New York · International
- Location
- New York
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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：纽约的一日「主权 AI」黑客松，在布鲁克林 Williamsburg 的 The School 里用开源权重、开源框架、开源记忆做私有 AI。
看点：dmarz 和 Brenner 主持，Cognee 联办，Variant、Darkbloom、Tinfoil、Cognee、Superlinked 赞助；50—100 位研究者、开发者和产品人，先听精选分享和头脑风暴，再连续开发几小时，最后入选项目上台展示；Luma 申请审核，名额不保证
奖金：1 万美元奖金，另有基础设施额度（未写现金和额度如何分配）
截止日期：11月7日当天开赛（Luma 申请审核）（纽约布鲁克林，线下）
活动日期：2026年11月7日 9:00—19:00（美东时间）
Summarized from the organizer’s page and public posts. Please confirm details on the official site before registering.