Hacktoberfest Hack Day x AI for Vizag

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Hacktoberfest is a global celebration of open source, and this mini hack day brings that spirit to Vizag with a focused theme: learning, building, and contributing through open-source AI tools, open-weight models, agents, and developer workflows. This is not a lecture-only meetup. Participants will form teams, pick a prize track (Best Open-Source AI Project / Best Use of Gemma 4), build a working prototype, and demo it by the end of the day. Whether you are a beginner trying your first AI project or an experienced builder experimenting with agents and open-source tools, this event is designed to help you move from idea to working demo. You can build AI agents, productivity tools, local problem-solving apps, developer utilities, student-focused tools, community solutions, or any useful AI-powered project using open-source or openly accessible technologies. Make sure your project sticks to the prize track: Best Open-Source AI Project - https://www.mlh.com/events/hacktoberfest-hack-day-vizag-x-ai-for-vizag/challenges/01a0d987-0c41-12ea-13ac-5b85755dc2f3 Best Use of Gemma 4 - https://www.mlh.com/events/hacktoberfest-hack-day-vizag-x-ai-for-vizag/challenges/01a03b87-be22-9180-5e2d-b3beeb66666d Mentors will be available during the event to help teams refine ideas, unblock technical issues, and prepare their final demos. Who can attend: Students, working professionals, developers, designers, product managers, founders, and anyone interested in building with AI. What to bring: A laptop, charger, GitHub/GitLab account, internet backup if possible, and a willingness to build. Team format: Participants can join solo or as teams. Team formation support will be available at the venue. By the end of the day, every team is expected to submit a working prototype, a short demo, and a project write-up. Come build with the community. Vizag is not just watching the AI wave — Vizag is building it.