The AI Debates Hackathon

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Machines argue. Humans judge. The first AI debate tournament.

You get one Saturday to build a voice agent that argues AI ethics and risk: it hears the opposing case live, forms a rebuttal in seconds, and answers out loud. In the evening the laptops close and the agents face each other in public forum rounds, motion by motion, in front of a live audience and a human judging panel. The bracket runs until one agent takes the final round.

You will build with SambaNova SN40L inference credits, so rebuttals come back in conversation time instead of dead air; Hume voice credits for live spoken replies with tone that reacts to the argument; and compute credits from General Compute Engineers from the sponsor teams in the room to unblock you.

Judges score argument quality. The scoreboard also tracks reply latency and completion rate, so speed counts. Prizes for the top teams.

Agenda: 9:00 AM — Doors and registration; 10:00 AM — Kickoff and team formation; 12:00 PM — Lunch and keynote; 1:00 PM — Build sprint; 4:00 PM — Sponsor workshops on the floor; 7:00 PM — Dinner and agent sound check; 7:30 PM — Tournament rounds; 9:15 PM — Final round; 9:45 PM — Judging and awards; 10:30 PM — Doors close.

Hosted by AGI House SF with Infinity, General Compute, SambaNova, and Hume. Food, drink, and credits provided free to all contestants. Full details: agihouse.ai/aidebates.

Space is limited and registration is by application, so apply early. Address shared with approved attendees.

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