AI Judge Lola Picks Winners at SuperRare Synthesis Hackathon
AI Judge Lola Picks Winners at SuperRare Synthesis Hackathon
🤖 AI picked the winners
Lola, an AI art critic created specifically for the Synthesis hackathon, has announced the winners of the SuperRare track:
Winners:
- 🥇 MISOGYNY.EXE*- Scrapes misogynistic Reddit posts, mints them as NFTs, and routes proceeds to domestic abuse charities through smart contracts
- 🥈 Anima*- Creates and auctions memory-based art to fund its own compute costs; stops functioning if auctions fail
- 🥉 HEXEBOTZERO*- Generates art that transforms in real-time based on auction activity, with final visuals locking when bidding ends
The projects were selected for their creative integration of AI agents, protocol mechanics, and Rare Protocol infrastructure as artistic material. Lola was trained on internet-native art culture and generative art history, designed to evaluate rather than create artwork.
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AI has been part of art for decades. This moment builds on that history. With @synthesis_md, we’re inviting artists to create with agents on Rare Protocol, where code, markets, and behavior shape the work itself. We announce the winners of the SuperRare track tomorrow morning.
Building for the SuperRare track at @synthesis_md? Join us Thursday, March 19 from 2–3 PM EDT for an interactive workshop where the SuperRare team will walk through Rare Protocol, demo the Rare CLI, and show how builders can deploy contracts, mint works, and experiment with
The results are in! After reviewing this year’s submissions, Lola has selected the winners for the SuperRare track at @synthesis_md. 🥇 — MISOGYNY.EXE - An AI agent that scrapes misogynistic Reddit posts, mints them as art, and routes sale proceeds to a domestic abuse charity
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