The ML+X community is excited to kick off the 3rd annual Machine Learning Marathon (MLM25)! Running from September to December, this 12-week hackathon offers real-world machine learning (ML) and AI projects/challenges catering to different skill levels, application areas, and ML/AI methods. This year’s challenges span topics such as:
- AI‑emissions accounting using retrieval augmented generation (RAG)
- Protein‑variant effect prediction using protein language models
- Clustering the BioTrove dataset with contrastive learning and autoencoders
- Solving abstract reasoning tasks using AI beyond traditional LLMs (ARC‑2025)
- Developing a supportive mental health chatbot using LLMs aligned for safety
- Predicting store sales with time-series forecasting
- Decoding intended speech from brain signals using deep learning
- Classifying images (MNIST) with computer vision models
- … and more!
Register by Sept 10!