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New England RLHF Hackathon Showcases Projects
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- →This event highlights ongoing community engagement and innovation in reinforcement learning techniques.
The third New England RLHF Hackathon featured various projects focused on machine learning and reinforcement learning, including a model trained via ILQL. Participants are encouraged to join the Discord community for updates on future events.
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- 1New England RLHF Hackers Host First Hackathon
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