Introduction

The AI revolution is here, and its foundation is data. Today's AI landscape is centralized among a few companies controlling both models and training data, creating bottlenecks and raising concerns about data ownership and provenance.

We believe in a better way - decentralized storage as the backbone of an equitable AI ecosystem. With Filecoin positioned to democratize control of the world’s data and hosting models like Deepseek, we're seeing this vision become reality.

This hackathon challenges you to build the future of AI, with decentralized data infrastructure.

Key challenges to tackle:

• Data Provenance: In an era of AI-generated content, verifying data origins is crucial. Filecoin's immutable storage enables transparent data lineage tracking and verification of untampered LLM models.
• Data Sourcing: As high-quality user data becomes scarce, we need ethical collection solutions. Filecoin enables data marketplaces and DAOs that respect privacy, while incentivizing authentic contributions.
• Fair Attribution: AI's growth demands equitable compensation for data creators. Filecoin enables transparent value tracking and distribution through Data DAOs.
• Efficient AI: Generative AI’s growing demands for data and computing power raise serious environmental concerns. Filecoin's decentralized storage can enable efficient model training and deployment.

We're especially interested in projects that consider:

• Modular architecture
• Interchain interoperability
• Agentic economy

Over the next 4 weeks, we are excited to build critical data infrastructure for AI x crypto’s future with Filecoin with you. Whether you're focused on privacy, marketplaces, or training verification, your work will shape how AI develops.

Bounties

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Project Rules

New or Old Projects

Building New Project

This is encouraged. New projects often have a competitive edge since they are built with the latest insights and designed specifically for the challenge at hand.

Extending a Past Project

If you choose to extend a past project, you MUST implement a significant part that addresses the partner's bounty during the hackathon to be eligible for the prize.

Projects will only be judged based on what was built during the hackathon.