From beginner to champion: A student’s journey through the AWS AI League ASEAN finals

The AWS AI League, launched by Amazon Web Services (AWS), expanded its reach to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) last year, welcoming student participants from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The goal was to introduce students of all backgrounds and experience levels to the exciting world of generative AI through a gamified, hands-on challenge focused on fine-tuning large language models (LLMs).

In this blog post, you’ll hear directly from the AWS AI League champion, Blix D. Foryasen, as he shares his reflection on the challenges, breakthroughs, and key lessons discovered throughout the competition.

Behind the competition

The AWS AI League competition began with a tutorial session led by the AWS team and the Gen-C Generative AI Learning Community, featuring two powerful user-friendly services: Amazon SageMaker JumpStart and PartyRock.

• SageMaker JumpStart enabled participants to run the LLM fine-tuning process in a cloud-based environment, offering flexibility ...