The latest articles on DEV Community by Priyanshu Gupta (@priyanshu_gupta_26). https://dev.to/priyanshu_gupta_26 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4171875%2F93a384ad-9099-491e-8981-79a2cbdd4190.png https://dev.to/priyanshu_gupta_26 en Priyanshu Gupta Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:56:54 +0000 https://dev.to/priyanshu_gupta_26/hacktoberfest-2026-building-with-open-source-ai-5dp8 https://dev.to/priyanshu_gupta_26/hacktoberfest-2026-building-with-open-source-ai-5dp8 <p>Hey everyone! 👋</p> <p>I’m Priyanshu, a third-year IT student and AI/ML enthusiast.</p> <p>Hacktoberfest 2026 is taking a different direction this year — and I’m genuinely excited about it.</p> <p>This time, I’m not here to chase PR counts. I want to spend October <strong>building, experimenting, and learning with open-source AI and open-weight models.</strong> 🤖</p> <p>I’ve mostly worked with GenAI applications, RAG pipelines, AI agents, and frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph and FastAPI.</p> <p>For Hacktoberfest, I want to take that a step further:</p> <p>→ Experiment with open-weight models and local inference<br><br> → Build an AI project around an actual problem<br><br> → Explore open-source agent frameworks<br><br> → Learn how open AI systems compare with proprietary APIs<br><br> → Document what I learn and share the journey here</p> <p>I’m especially interested in seeing what other developers are building and experimenting with this month.</p> <p>No PR counter. No contribution farming.</p> <p>Just <strong>build → experiment → learn → share.</strong> 🚀</p> <p>Let’s see what we can create with open-source AI.</p> <h1> hacktoberfest #opensource #ai #machinelearning </h1> ai hacktoberfest machinelearning opensource