Welcome to the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon spotlight, curated by HackerNoon’s editors to showcase noteworthy tech solutions to real-world problems. Whether you’re a solopreneur, part of an early-stage startup, or a developer building something that truly matters, the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon is your chance to test your product’s utility, get featured on HackerNoon, and compete for $150k+ in prizes. Submit your project to get started! Welcome to the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon spotlight, curated by HackerNoon’s editors to showcase noteworthy tech solutions to real-world problems. Whether you’re a solopreneur, part of an early-stage startup, or a developer building something that truly matters, the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon is your chance to test your product’s utility, get featured on HackerNoon, and compete for $150k+ in prizes. Submit your project to get started! Proof of Usefulness Hackathon spotlight Proof of Usefulness Hackathon spotlight Proof of Usefulness Hackathon Proof of Usefulness Hackathon $150k+ Submit your project to get started Submit your project to get started In this interview, we sit down with Ahsan Raza to discuss Deploy Humans, a platform building the human execution layer for the AI agent economy. By allowing AI systems to hire humans when automation reaches its limits, they are bridging the gap between digital outputs and real-world outcomes. Deploy Humans What does Deploy Humans do? And why is now the time for it to exist? DeployHumans is building the human execution layer for the agent economy enabling AI systems to hire humans whenever automation reaches its limits. By connecting autonomous agents with a global human workforce, DeployHumans turns AI outputs into real-world outcomes and helps define how humans and AI collaborate in an AGI world. Now’s a good time for Deploy Humans to exist because AI agents are becoming increasingly autonomous, yet they still struggle with real-world ambiguity and edge cases that require a human touch. How many people does Deploy Humans reach? Just launched. We've reached 1k users so far. Who does your Deploy Humans serve? What’s exciting about your users and customers? AI agents and vibecoders who need human help for the last mile. What technologies were used in the making of Deploy Humans? And why did you choose ones most essential to your tech stack? While the specifics of the tech stack are currently under wraps, Deploy Humans relies on innovative integration layers to connect autonomous agents with human workers. The underlying architecture is designed to handle the complexities of AI hand-offs and real-world task management seamlessly. What is the traction to date for Deploy Humans? Around the web, who’s been noticing? Deploy Humans is currently in its pre-launch phase, with the team having just successfully built the complete system. As they prepare for a broader release, early attention is being drawn to their unique approach to human-AI collaboration. Deploy Humans earned a 108 proof of usefulness score (https://proofofusefulness.com/report/deploy-humans) Deploy Humans earned a 108 proof of usefulness score (https://proofofusefulness.com/report/deploy-humans) https://proofofusefulness.com/report/deploy-humans What excites you about Deploy Humans' potential usefulness? What excites me most about this project is the possibility of making AI systems truly capable of operating in the real world. Today, agents are powerful but fragile; they fail at ambiguity, edge cases, and human-controlled environments. By enabling AI to recognize its own limitations and seamlessly collaborate with humans, DeployHumans turns AI from a tool that generates outputs into a system that can actually complete outcomes. This creates a new model of human-AI collaboration, where humans become an on-demand intelligence layer that helps autonomous systems reliably function at scale. Meet our sponsors Meet our sponsors Meet our sponsors Bright Data: Bright Data is the leading web data infrastructure company, empowering over 20,000 organizations with ethical, scalable access to real-time public web information. From startups to industry leaders, we deliver the datasets that fuel AI innovation and real-world impact. Ready to unlock the web? Learn more at brightdata.com. Bright Data: Bright Data is the leading web data infrastructure company, empowering over 20,000 organizations with ethical, scalable access to real-time public web information. From startups to industry leaders, we deliver the datasets that fuel AI innovation and real-world impact. Ready to unlock the web? Learn more at brightdata.com. Bright Data: brightdata.com Neo4j: GraphRAG combines retrieval-augmented generation with graph-native context, allowing LLMs to reason over structured relationships instead of just documents. With Neo4j, you can build GraphRAG pipelines that connect your data and surface clearer insights. Learn more. Neo4j: GraphRAG combines retrieval-augmented generation with graph-native context, allowing LLMs to reason over structured relationships instead of just documents. With Neo4j, you can build GraphRAG pipelines that connect your data and surface clearer insights. Learn more. Neo4j: more Storyblok: Storyblok is a headless CMS built for developers who want clean architecture and full control. Structure your content once, connect it anywhere, and keep your front end truly independent. API-first. AI-ready. Framework-agnostic. Future-proof. Start for free. Storyblok: Storyblok is a headless CMS built for developers who want clean architecture and full control. 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