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 <img src="./assets/banner.svg" alt="Build Small — a hackathon by Gradio &amp; Hugging Face" width="100%"/>
 
-<sub><b>HOSTED BY</b> &nbsp;Gradio &nbsp;·&nbsp; Hugging Face &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>SPONSORED BY</b> &nbsp;<i>[ TBD ]</i></sub>
+<sub><b>HOSTED BY</b> &nbsp;Gradio &nbsp;·&nbsp; Hugging Face &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>SPONSORED BY</b> &nbsp;<i>[ TBD ]</i>
+<b>Dates: May 29 2026 - June 8 2026</sub>
 
 <h1> Making AI Fun Again </h1>
 
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 The pace of AI over the last year has been anxiety-inducing. Labs release larger and larger models that do more of the things that make us feel human: writing, drawing, speaking, coding. 
 No wonder more than [half of us](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/how-americans-view-ai-and-its-impact-on-people-and-society/) think the risks of AI outweigh the benefits. 
 
-We're sponsoring a hackathon take things back to how they felt in 2021 when models were **small enough** to tinker with and the vibe was **fun** and hopeful over how this technology could **improve** our lives.
+We're sponsoring a hackathon to take things back to how they felt in 2021 when models were **small enough** to tinker with and the vibe was **fun** and hopeful over how this technology could **improve** our lives.
 
-This hackathon is different from others. Rather than using a giant LLM to ship yet another B2B SAAS, we want you to **think small**. Armed only **32 billion parameters**, we want you to solve a problem someone you know is facing or build something whimsical.
+This hackathon is different from others. Rather than using a giant LLM to ship yet another B2B SAAS, we want you to **think small**. Armed with only **32 billion parameters**, we want you to solve a problem someone you know is facing or build something whimsical.
 
 
 
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 ***Solve a real problem for someone you actually know.*** Pick a person — a neighbor, a parent, a small business owner on your street — and build something that makes their day measurably better. 
 
-<sub>**JUDGED ON** &nbsp;·&nbsp; problem is specific and real &nbsp;·&nbsp; the person actually used it &nbsp;·&nbsp; honest fit between problem, solution, and the small-model constraint &nbsp;·&nbsp; polish of the Gradio app</sub>
+<sub>**JUDGED ON** &nbsp;·&nbsp; problem is specific and real &nbsp;·&nbsp; the person actually used it &nbsp;·&nbsp; honest fit between problem and the small-model constraint &nbsp;·&nbsp; polish of the Gradio app</sub>
 
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 <img src="./assets/merit-badges.svg" alt="Six earnable merit badges" width="92%"/>
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-*None required. Each one bumps you up the leaderboard. Stack them like badges on a scout sash.*
+*None required. Each one grants extra points for your submission. Stack them like badges on a scout sash.*
 
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