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$500,000+ in New Prizes!

Vesuvius Challenge • 21 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24

💼 Business Prizes Challenges Community Tutorials

Over $500,000 in new prizes announced for 2024, including a $100,000 Grand Prize.
Various prizes like the First Automated Segmentation Prize, First Letters Prizes, and Monthly Progress Prizes aim to drive progress towards community goals.
Opportunities for second place prizes add to the total prize pool, providing even more chances for participants to win.

Open Source Prizes awarded

Vesuvius Challenge • 16 implied HN points • 25 Jan 24

🕹 Technology Open Source Prizes

Four open source prizes of $3,000 each were awarded.
Diverse projects were recognized, including a segment maps tool, large segments and colab notebook, and a Crackle Viewer.
More open source and progress prizes are expected in the future.

$50k First Letters Prize + Extending/Increasing the Segmentation Tooling Prize $35k ➡️ $45k

Vesuvius Challenge • 10 implied HN points • 05 May 23

🕹 Technology Prizes Tools Development Software

New $50,000 prize for finding first letters in scrolls
Segmentation Tooling Prize increased from $35k to $45k
Encouragement for open source development tools for segmenting scrolls

Prizes overview & community updates

Vesuvius Challenge • 5 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23

🕹 Technology Prizes Feedback

The newsletter highlights ongoing prizes, including a $100,000 Ink Detection Progress Prize on Kaggle.
There is an invitation for feedback on how to structure the remaining prize money to encourage more participants.
Community updates include shared resources, discussions about the scrolls, and collaborations among participants.

Signs of progress?! + Papyrology team Q&A

Vesuvius Challenge • 1 HN point • 16 May 23

🔬 Science Algorithms Prizes Q&A Community

Discoveries in papyrology can be exciting, but careful analysis is needed to avoid misinterpretation.
Running algorithms on available segments may lead to progress in winning prizes.
Engaging with the papyrology team through Q&A sessions can provide valuable insights and information.

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5 days left for the open source prizes + new 10x $250 private prizes

Vesuvius Challenge • 0 implied HN points • 06 Apr 23

🕹 Technology Open Source Prizes Livestream

There are 5 days left to submit for open source prizes and new private prizes.
There will be a livestream to announce the winners of the open source prizes.
You can win $250 for your private project by sharing your progress with the team.