AI in Action Hackathon: GitLab’s Celebration of Intelligent Innovation

AI in Action Hackathon: Driving Innovation Within GitLab

GitLab recently hosted an internal event that showcased the incredible power of teamwork and artificial intelligence—the “AI in Action” Hackathon. Over the span of just two days, team members across departments came together to put innovative ideas into action, leveraging AI to enhance workflows, simplify tasks, and bring new functionalities to the GitLab DevSecOps platform.

This wasn’t just about coding quickly or experimenting randomly. Each team identified specific pain points, conceptualised novel solutions, and rapidly prototyped features using GitLab’s own comprehensive collaborative tools. Demonstrating the real-world capabilities of GitLab, participants succeeded in merging creativity with productivity, advancing AI-powered innovations that could benefit users globally.

Examples included improved code suggestions, smarter documentation tools, and automated workflows—all designed with a practical purpose in mind. By applying AI in a focused and pragmatic way, the results reflected GitLab’s commitment to secure and productive software development.

The hackathon was not only a celebration of what’s possible with AI but also a reminder of GitLab’s strong culture of iteration and collaboration. Events like this reinforce the platform’s value and highlight the innovative efforts driving the DevSecOps space forward.

Whether you’re an enterprise optimising your software lifecycle or a team excited about smart automation, GitLab has the tools—and the community—to help drive your digital transformation journey.

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