⚡ Human in the Loop Challenge

Four weeks.
One internship.

Real dev and marketing roles. Real CV line items. Real work on a live product. Free to apply. No experience required.

🌍 Global ⏱️ ~5 hrs / week 🤖 AI tools encouraged 💻 Dev or 📣 Marketing 🏆 Real portfolio
Apply Now — it's free → ⚡ View the Arena →
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Real CV titles
Earned through work you actually did. Verifiable by anyone.
🗂️
Real portfolio
Every task produces something tangible. Yours to keep.
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References
Available for any role earned at 55%+ progress.
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Internship shot
Top performers earn the Human in the Loop Internship.
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Builders Network
All participants join regardless of outcome.
The Challenge Structure

Four weeks. Four identities.

Each week builds on the last. Complete Week 1 to unlock Week 2. Every gate you pass earns a real role title that goes on your CV. Dev and Marketing challengers run in parallel — and meet in Week 3.

Week 1
🔭
Explorer
"Show us who you are."
0% → 25%
  • Register and introduce yourself in the community feed
  • Complete your profile — track, background, tools
  • Explore your workspace and the Arena
  • Submit your best current work — anything real
  • Attend community sync and give peer feedback
  • Week 1 reflection — what did you learn?
Week 2
⚡
Creator
"Build something real."
25% → 50%
  • Dev: Pick an open PR on antcpu.cloud and start building
  • Marketing: Launch your first live campaign in the Arena
  • Analyze, improve, and document your work
  • Give specific feedback on another challenger's work
  • Week 2 reflection — what did you build?
Week 3
🤝
Collaborator
"Work with the team."
50% → 75%
  • Dev and Marketing challengers are paired into teams
  • Dev explains the build — no jargon, like Marketing will sell it
  • Marketing explains the campaign — what does the product need?
  • Improve your work based on your partner's feedback
  • Joint submission — one deliverable, both names on it
Week 4
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Leader
"Own something."
75% → 100%
  • One mission — Dev and Marketing united on a single goal
  • Plan, build, and ship a real feature or campaign
  • Hand off, launch, and support — own the full cycle
  • Final submission — code, docs, reflection, honest assessment
  • Selection day — interns announced, Builders Network opens
Two tracks. One mission.

Dev builds antcpu.
Marketing grows antcpu.

Both tracks work on the same live product from different angles. Week 3 is where they meet. The best challengers understand both sides.

💻 Development Track

antcpu.cloud

Live ad network · Vercel + serverless · Public GitHub
Live Network
4 Tier Levels
50+ Active Ads
Edge Deployed
Week 1 Explore the codebase. Understand the Arena. Submit your first PR draft.
Week 2 Pick an open PR. Analyze, fix, and document. Real commits on a live codebase.
Week 3 Explain your build to your Marketing partner. No jargon — they'll have to sell it.
Week 4 Ship a real feature. Write the docs. Your name on the commit.
Open PRs waiting for you
feat/arena-ui fix/ad-ranking feat/tier-upgrade feat/video-ads docs/api-guide
🎓 EDU classes per week
🔭 Week 1 — Build Your First Website · Beginner · Free
⚡ Week 2 — Website 101 · Beginner · Free
🤝 Week 3 — JavaScript Essentials · Intermediate · Free
🚀 Week 4 — AI Tools for Everyone · All levels · Free
⚡ antcpu.cloud → 🐙 GitHub 💻 Apply — Dev →
📣 Marketing Track

Map of Pi
Country Champion

ANTCPU ADS Arena · Global campaign · 148K sellers · 173K+ transactions
Live Campaign
148K Sellers
173K+ Transactions
🌍 Global
Week 1 Explore the Arena. Understand the advertiser. Submit your first content piece.
Week 2 Claim your country. Build and launch a live campaign. Real impressions. Real clicks.
Week 3 Explain your campaign to your Dev partner. What does the product need to make this work?
Week 4 Launch the final campaign. Own the message. Measurable results you can show anyone.
🏆 What is a Country Champion?
Claim a country and own the Map of Pi message for your region. Adapt tone, language, and imagery for your local audience — keep the concept, make it yours. Simple, consistent messaging builds a global audience one country at a time.
🎓 EDU classes per week
🔭 Week 1 — Logo Creation Basics · Beginner · Free
⚡ Week 2 — Social Media Graphics · Beginner · Free
🤝 Week 3 — Brand Identity Design · Intermediate · Free
🚀 Week 4 — Prompt Engineering · All levels · Free
⚡ The Arena → 🗺️ Map of Pi 📣 Apply — Marketing →
🤝 Week 3 — Where the tracks meet
Dev and Marketing challengers are paired into real project teams. One shared goal. Dev builds what Marketing needs. Marketing campaigns what Dev ships. The best challengers understand both sides.
How We Choose

What we're actually looking for.

We score across seven dimensions. No single dimension dominates — we want the full picture across all four weeks.

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20%
Reliability
Shows up consistently. Completes tasks on time. Communicates when struggling.
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15%
Initiative
Goes beyond the minimum. Asks good questions. Brings ideas without being asked.
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15%
Collaboration
Engages with peers. Gives useful feedback. Builds on others' ideas.
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15%
AI Fluency
Directs and refines AI output rather than just accepting it.
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15%
Leadership Potential
Others naturally follow. Takes ownership. Elevates the team.
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10%
Communication
Clear, concise, and thoughtful. Adapts to audience.
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10%
Mystery Factor
The intangible. Something that makes us want to work with you.
100%
The Full Picture
No single score wins it. We want to see all of you across all four weeks.
Cohort 1 · August 2026

The founding interns.

Two people showed up, did the work, and earned the first Human in the Loop Internship. Your name could be next.

CC
Chase C.
💻 Dev · United States
🏆 Human in the Loop Intern
AM
Amanda M.
📣 Marketing · United States
🏆 Human in the Loop Intern
View the Showcase → View Leaderboard →

The first checkpoint is just registering.

That's it. Everything else follows. 4 weeks. Real roles. Real CV. Free.

Apply Now — it's free → ⚡ See the Arena →
Next cohort: October 2026 →