Developer Creates App 'Đi đây' To Screen Bounties While Walking For Lunch

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A developer in Vietnam created a tool called 'Đi đây' to automate the screening of online bounty and hackathon listings. The application runs the Gemma 4 AI model locally on their computer while they are outside. It analyzes new listings for specific restrictions like location eligibility, deadlines, and in-person requirements. The system only unlocks the filtered results after verifying the user's return with a photo and sound clip from outdoors. The developer tested it on October 8, finding it successfully flagged several unsuitable listings but also made some classification errors.

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