# 🍃 Lilypad Project Report: December 11, 2023

`prompt: woman in a futuristic suit, purple hair hacking on a laptop at a cafe`

Made with [Lilypad AI Studio](https://app.lilypad.tech/) :)

## **🌐 Overview**

Over the last few weeks, the team has been working with contributors to the Baklava Calibration testnet, adding modules to the network, and doing some backend planning for the next major Lilypad milestones.

We launched a new [website](https://lilypad.tech/) for the Lilypad network at Lilypad.tech! Stay up to date on the network roadmap, docs, and more.

### Lilypad Developer Workshop!

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1702937263127/8ffcb984-8241-44f5-8e22-05faf67ec18b.png align="center")

Don't miss a workshop on Building Decentralized AI apps with Lilypad! Ally and Zaphodb17 will join the Developer Workshop Stream to host a demo as well as deep dive into the exciting future of distributed GPU networks and AI.

Join us at 8pm PST on December 20. The live stream can be found [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar5VDFnHZUE).

## **⚒️ Lilypad Engineering Update**

### Improving the Baklava calibration testnet

As we gear up for the Lilypad incentivized testnet launch in early Q1 2024, Baklava provides an environment for compute providers to integrate their machines and experiment with running workloads directly over decentralized models and datasets.

Sign up [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq6bR251mtshv-zhubYQWwlL9pTxuaoSEkDdmC-klXbQf7tQ/viewform) to join the network by contributing computing resources!

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1702944916326/7488f823-7560-47e6-ab8d-400fd8240d3f.png align="center")

The Baklava testnet includes upgraded support for rich ML workloads and GPU-accelerated workloads. It also introduces a revamped smart contract interface, making it simpler than ever for developers to deploy and run distributed applications directly on the network.

### **Integrate AI models running on Lilypad into your app**

Lilypad makes it easy to integrate popular AI models (running on the Lilypad distributed compute network) into any frontend! [Here's](https://blog.lilypadnetwork.org/setting-up-your-lilypad-front-end) an awesome tutorial for creating a fee-less frontend application on top of a Lilypad module.

Modules supported by Lilypad include Stable Diffusion 0.9, Mistral 7b, LoRa Fine tuning, and more.

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### Adding modules to Lilypad v2

We have been streamlining the process of adding new modules to the Lilypad network. One of our awesome community members created a test Lilypad module, try it out below!

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To view currently supported modules, run a node, or create a module read the [docs](https://docs.lilypadnetwork.org/). Lilypad v2 supports modules including Mistral LLM, Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL 0.9), LoRA fine tuning, Filecoin Data prep, and more.

## **🌟 Lilypad "All the Things" Update**

### New Lilypad.tech website!!

Learn more about the network, check out the Lilypad blog, and follow the project roadmap at [Lilypad.tech](https://lilypad.tech/).

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1702930831139/8f344cdf-8fe1-4be0-a3d6-2631e985d4d2.png align="center")

### PL Demo Day: Running AI & ML Compute Jobs with Lilypad

Check out an awesome Lilypad walk through at Protocol Labs Demo Day "Running AI & ML Compute Jobs with Lilypad - for coders and non-coders!"

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZB3W1Ihi_M] 

### Decentralized AI Summit

We greatly enjoyed spending time with the community at the Decentralized AI Summit in Austin, USA. The event was focused on the state of the market as well as the many tradeoffs and use cases different teams are focused on. Thanks to all who helped make the event happen!

%[https://twitter.com/DecentralAIOrg/status/1729563184422367634] 

## **🔮 What's Next?**

We are full steam ahead towards launching the incentivized Lilypad testnet! Read more about Lilypad and the future of trustless, distributed computing for AI in our latest [blog post](https://blog.lilypadnetwork.org/hop-into-the-future-with-lilypad-the-distributed-compute-network).

For detailed info about supported modules, running your own module on the network, and more check out the [docs](https://docs.lilypadnetwork.org/lilypad-aurora-reference/build-a-job-module).

## **☎️ Contact Us**

💬 Chat to us on Slack: [**bit.ly/bacalhau-project-slack**](https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmQijYYN5i4hQ7rxovqaBvd6dNLa7MBtRVA2KRePVNAcaB/outputs/image-0.png) **#bacalhau-lilypad and #lilypad-general**

Follow along on [X/Twitter](https://twitter.com/Lilypad_Tech) for the latest news and updates!