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October 09, 2026
•Jesse LandryJesse Landry

Qwen and Vizard Turn AI Video From a Prompt Into a Working Build

AI video usually reaches the feed after the friction has been edited out. The prompt worked. The clip rendered. The campaign looks inevitable. Somewhere before that moment, a person still had to decide which part of the workflow was worth rebuilding.

Vizard.ai and Alibaba are hosting a Friday hackathon around Qwen and Vizard Agent for people who want to turn that decision into a working prototype. The invitation extends beyond developers to founders, marketers, creators, designers, product teams, and other builders. No coding is required, and participants may work alone or form teams in the room.

The possible outputs are deliberately broad: a content workflow, marketing campaign, editing process, creator tool, product demonstration, social engine, or another use nobody arrived intending to build. Both teams will provide access and support before the projects move into demos, judging, and prizes. The common requirement is less glamorous and more useful. Bring a laptop, choose a real problem, and leave with something that survived several hours outside the imagination.

The finished project may be small. The better signal is the moment a familiar video task stops feeling like a sequence of manual compromises and starts behaving like a system somebody can keep building after Tech Week moves on.

Event details

  • Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
  • Time: 11:00 PT
  • Location: Presidio Heights, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
  • Format: Hackathon
  • Host: Vizard.ai, Alibaba
  • Registration: Official SF Tech Week event page

Registration status, capacity, meeting details, and program information can change. Use the official event page for the latest organizer updates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is hosting the AI Video Hackathon?

Vizard.ai and Alibaba are the listed hosts.

Is coding required?

No. The organizer welcomes nontechnical builders as well as developers.

What should participants bring?

Participants should bring a laptop and a problem, workflow, or idea they want to explore.

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