The Advent of Multimodal AI Hackathon brought together brilliant minds to push the boundaries of AI-powered creativity and problem-solving. Over three days, participants tackled challenges that tested their technical prowess, creativity, and ability to integrate multimodal AI solutions. Here’s a look at the standout projects that impressed the judges.
Day 1: Pushing the Limits of AI Creativity
Startup Team AIToo: Fine-Tuning Beyond the Scope
AIToo went above and beyond by fine-tuning Flux, exceeding the challenge’s expectations. Their submission featured a visually captivating manga panel sequence set in a futuristic Neo-Tokyo, complete with a cybernetic shark detective named Ryu.
The team’s detailed art direction emphasized neon lighting, metallic tones, and dynamic compositions to bring their AI-generated world to life.
Day 2: AI-Powered Marketing & Content Creation
Startup Team Beseek: AI Marketing Maestro
Beseek impressed judges with their well-executed AI Marketing Maestro, a system that automates marketing content generation. Using JupyterLab and multiple AI models, they developed a seamless pipeline for:
- Refining prompts and generating post captions with Phi-3
- Aligning visuals with brand identity using LLaVa-Next
- Integrating branding elements via Flux AI Their work showcased a sophisticated AI workflow that ensures marketing content is both high-quality and brand-consistent.
"From zero to multimodal AI heroes in four days! We pulled all-nighters for four consecutive days, starting at 1am local time each day. We embraced the intensity and pushed our limits to build something amazing. This victory wouldn't have been possible without the hard work and creativity of everyone involved. This experience was not just about winning, it was about learning and growing together."
— Hafiz Zainudin, CEO & Founder, BeSeek
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Day 3: AI for Education & Interactive Learning
Student Team: Barun Kumar Pattanaik, Arnav Siddhartha & Mahijith – AI Tutor
This team developed AI Tutor, an interactive learning tool that generates lessons, quizzes, and personalized study recommendations. Their system integrates:
- Phi-3 for structured lesson generation
- Flux AI for visually engaging images
- Llava-Next for quiz creation The project successfully tackled the challenge of personalized education, helping learners identify and strengthen weak areas.
"As second-year college students, participating in this hackathon has been an invaluable experience. We are incredibly grateful to Intel® Liftoff for this opportunity, as it allowed us to learn so much in just three days. From solving technical challenges to collaborating under time pressure, this journey has given us skills and confidence that we’ll carry forward."
— Barun Kumar Pattanaik, Arnav, Siddhartha, Mahijith, Students
Challenges Overcome: The team initially struggled with integrating the image generation feature but resolved the issue through prompt refinements and debugging.
From AI-powered storytelling to automated marketing tools and interactive learning solutions, the hackathon showcased exciting applications of multimodal AI.
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Resources used during the Advent of Multimodal AI Hackathon
Intel® Tiber™ AI Cloud - Cloud platform for AI development and deployment
Deploy Models Instantly: Explore our AI templates at https://tiberaicommunity.github.io/ai-templates to set up a dedicated API for your project.
6th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor - Latest generation of enterprise server processors
Intel® Gaudi® 2 AI accelerator - High-performance AI training processor designed for deep learning workloads
As a Software Tools Ecosystem Specialist at Intel, I’ve had the privilege of working on the dynamic GenAI initiative. My focus is on driving engagement with the software developer audience. I'm a proud team member of the Intel® Liftoff for Startups and the Developer Engagement, Relations, and Studio team.