​Your Mission

​Can AI agents discover new science?

​In this hackathon, your mission is to use AI agents to discover something novel about the world.

​These days agents like Claude can run for minutes or hours and use tools like web search and terminals. We believe these systems are now smart enough to legitimately make novel discoveries.

​Some example ideas for inspiration:

• ​have an agent read hundreds of arxiv papers until it finds a AI research idea that it verifies has never been thought before

• ​Scan images from google maps in the Amazon rainforest to find evidence of structures never before seen

• ​process thousands of reddit comments about skin care and what they ate to figure if there's some miracle food (I'm betting on bananas)

​You up for the challenge? If you win you don't just get a cool prize, you get to be the first in human history to demonstrate something new.

​Agenda

​09:00 - 9:30 - Breakfast · Check-in · Team formation (1-3 people)
9:30 - 10:15 - Keynotes
10:30 - 17:30 - Build your agents and and let them run wild
17:30 - 18:30 - Team demos
18:30 - 19:30 - Awards & mingling

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Who should come

​This hackathon is for advanced engineers who want to rapidly build AI systems that go beyond current abilities using clever retrieval techniques. Note: Spots are limited, only 75 engineers will be selected. RSVP for a chance to discover something new about the world.

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The Details

• ​Where: This is an in-person event in SF, hosted at the Exa office

• ​Claude and Exa credits will be provided!

• ​AWS Credits are valid for startups only: company must be pre-series B.