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Innodata’s New York Hackathon Makes AI Evaluation Part of the Build
An AI benchmark is useful only if the task and the answer can withstand scrutiny. Innodata’s November 14 New York hackathon will ask engineers and AI builders to construct that evidence, not just a convincing demonstration.
Innodata Hackathon 2026 is scheduled for November 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST (America/New_York), St. John’s University Manhattan Campus, New York, NY, US. Check the official page for current ticket availability and participation terms.
The announced program
The main build day runs at St. John’s University’s Manhattan campus. One track focuses on generating realistic software-development tasks with requirements, reference implementations and tests. A second focuses on synthetic visual tasks, questions and verifiable answers for evaluating multimodal models. The organizer advertises cash prizes for the top three teams.
A question to bring
Builders can prepare by thinking about how another person would reproduce and check the result. Strong programming fundamentals are emphasized; specialized evaluation experience is not required.
See the official event page for the latest program, registration and access details.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should a builder prepare for the evaluation tracks?
Builders can prepare by thinking about how another person would reproduce and check the result. Strong programming fundamentals are emphasized; specialized evaluation experience is not required.
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