Cohort 2 · Opens September 1

Four weeks.
Four identities.
One internship.

30 days. Real roles. Real CV line items. Free.
Dev or Marketing. Global. No experience required.

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📅 Sep 1–30, 2026 ⏱️ ~5 hrs / week 🌍 Fully remote 🤖 AI tools encouraged
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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 you a real role title that goes on your CV.

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Week 1 — Explorer
"Show us who you are."
Sep 1–7, 2026
0% → 25%
✓
Day 1 · Sep 1
Register & Introduce Yourself
Create your challenger profile. Tell us who you are, where you're from, and what you want to build. Post your introduction in the community feed.
Create your account
+5% · 5% total ✅ Done
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Day 2 · Sep 2
Complete Your Profile
Add your track, background, and the one tool you want to master this month.
Open your dashboard profile
+5% · 10% total ✅ Done
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Day 3 · Sep 3
Explore Workspace + EDU
Tour your track workspace and start your first free class at antcpu EDU. Dev: Build Your First Website. Marketing: Logo Creation Basics. Then explore the Arena — the live ad network your work feeds into.
Open your track workspace
🎓 antcpu EDU — Free classes. Real skills. No signup. ⚡ antcpu.cloud — the live network your work feeds into
+5% · 15% total ⭕ Active
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Day 4 · Sep 4
Show Your Best Work
Submit one piece of work that represents you right now. A project, a post, a tool, a campaign — anything real.
Draft your submission
+5% · 20% total ⭕ Active Submit →
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Day 5 · Sep 5
Join the Community Session
Attend the live community sync or watch the recording and post your key takeaway in the feed.
Open the community feed
+2% · 22% total ⭕ Active Community →
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Day 6 · Sep 6
Give Peer Feedback
Review two other challengers' Day 4 submissions. Leave specific, useful feedback — not just encouragement.
Read two other challengers' submissions
+2% · 24% total ⭕ Active Give Feedback →
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Day 7 · Sep 7
Week 1 Reflection
Write a short reflection. What did you learn? What surprised you? What do you want to do differently in Week 2?
Open your documentation
🎓 Ready for Week 2? Website 101 — get ahead now. Free.
+1% · 25% total ⭕ Active Reflect →
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Week 2 — Creator
"Build something real."
Sep 8–14, 2026
25% → 50%
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Week 3 — Collaborator
"Work with the team."
Sep 15–21, 2026
50% → 75%
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Week 4 — Leader
"Own something."
Sep 22–30, 2026
75% → 100%
Learn while you challenge

Free classes. Real skills.

antcpu EDU runs alongside the challenge. Each week has a recommended class that directly feeds your track work. Free, no signup, live sessions Mon–Fri.

💻 Dev Track
Week 1 — Start here
Build Your First Website
CPU · Beginner · Free
1pm + 6pm EST · Mon–Fri

HTML, CSS, and publishing — the exact foundation for antcpu.cloud PRs. 5 lessons. Start today.

Start Free →
📣 Marketing Track
Week 1 — Start here
Logo Creation Basics
Art · Beginner · Free
Self-paced · Always available

Design your first logo from scratch. The foundation of every brand asset you'll create for antcpu campaigns.

Start Free →
💻 Dev Track
Week 2 — Level up
Website 101
CPU · Beginner · Free
1pm + 6pm EST · Mon–Fri

Build on your first site. Structure, layout, and real-world patterns. Week 2 PRs on antcpu.cloud require solid HTML/CSS — this gets you there.

View Class →
📣 Marketing Track
Week 2 — Level up
Social Media Graphics
Art · Beginner · Free
Self-paced

Create scroll-stopping graphics for every platform. Your antcpu campaigns need strong visuals — this class teaches exactly that.

Browse →
Browse All 35 Classes →

⚡ antcpu.cloud — The Arena

The live ad network your work feeds into. Dev builds it. Marketing runs it.

Live Network
4 Tier Levels
148K Pi Sellers
173K+ Transactions
Explore the Arena →
What You Build

Real work. Real portfolio.

Every task produces something tangible. By Sep 30 you have a portfolio of real work regardless of the outcome.

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Dev Track — antcpu.cloud
Build real features on antcpu.cloud. Submit pull requests on a live codebase. Your code ships. Your name is on the commit.
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Marketing Track — antcpu growth
Grow antcpu. Build campaigns that bring the next cohort in. Real results you can measure — impressions, clicks, registrations.
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Week 3 — Cross-Track Teams
Dev and Marketing are paired into real project teams. One shared goal. Dev builds what Marketing needs. Marketing campaigns what Dev ships.
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Showcase Features
The best work gets featured in the public Showcase — visible to the whole antcpu community, future employers, and the world.
How We Choose

What we're actually looking for.

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

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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.
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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 first interns.

August was Cohort 1. These two showed up and earned the first Human in the Loop Internship. September is Cohort 2. The board is empty. Your name could be next.

Register for September →

September 1 is — days away.

The first checkpoint is just registering. That's it. Everything else follows.

Register for September — it's free → Join October waitlist →