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«Hack Apertus» Online Hackathon
When
Thursday, 01 October 2026 – Friday, 16 October 2026
14:00
Where
Online event
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This **Online hackathon** is an invitation to spend just over two weeks building with **Apertus**, Switzerland's fully open LLM. From **1–16 October**, builders everywhere gather online to push Apertus 1.5 further. And, you're invited. If you care about open and trustworthy AI that anyone can use, this is your place. You'll work with both the **8B and 70B models**, backed by our partners **CSCS** and **Phoeniqs**, and experienced **mentors** alongside you. Everything you ship stays open and reusable. The strongest projects advances to the Grand Finals in May 2027 in St. Gallen, Switzerland where you'll compete for the Main «Hack Apertus» Award. Whether you're obsessed with red-teaming, localising Apertus to Swiss dialects and values, or building prototypes for academia and industry, this is your arena. - **Format:** 100% Online & Flexible (Hack async from anywhere on your own schedule). - **The Tracks:** - *Track 1: Apertus Readiness* (Red-Teaming Apertus & Swiss Voices / Localisation). - *Track 2: Apertus Adoption* (Building prototypes for specific use cases or submit own projects). - **The Path:** Everything you build feeds into an 8-month initiative, with standout teams getting fast-tracked to the Grand Finals on 14 May 2027 to compete for the Main «Hack Apertus» Award. **Join the movement and come build with us:** 👉🏼 Register now: https://hackapertus.devpost.com/
- Where
- St. Gallen
- Organizer
- aiLights Association
- Who's going
- ~250 expected
- Registration
- 🌍 Open to all
