Name: AI Bias Bounty Hackathon
Start: 2025-07-01T12:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2025-07-04T23:45:00.000-04:00
Location: AI Bias Bounty Hackathon

over 1 year ago

Hackathon Closed! What’s Next + A Chance to Win a $50 Gift Card

Dear Participants,

The AI Bias Bounty Hackathon is officially closed!
We're incredibly proud of every idea submitted and the conversations sparked over the past few days. Thank you for being part of this movement toward more ethical, transparent AI.

What's Next?

While our panel of expert judges carefully reviews all submissions over the next few days, we'd love to hear from you. Your feedback helps us make this experience better, and shape what comes next.

Fill out our quick feedback form and you'll be entered into a draw to win a $50 gift card as a thank-you for your…

over 1 year ago

AI Bias Deadline Extended: 24 More Hours to Finalize Your Submission

Dear Participants,

We’ve heard from some participants—especially solo builders—asking for just a little more time to wrap things up. We understand the effort it takes to build something thoughtful, so we’re extending the submission deadline by 24 hours.

New Submission Deadline:

July 4th at 11:59 PM PT

You now have a bit more breathing room to:

• Finish up your model or documentation

• Double-check your output file (test.csv)

• Finalize your Devpost or Google Form submission

If you’ve already submitted, you’re welcome to update your entry before the new deadline.

Thank you again…

over 1 year ago

AI Bias Bounty Reminder: Almost 24 Hours Left to Submit Your Hackathon Project

Dear Participants,

This is a reminder that submissions for the AI Bias Bounty Hackathon will close soon.

If you haven’t submitted your project yet, please make sure to finalize all materials and submit them on Devpost before the deadline.

Submission deadline:

July 3rd, 11:59 PM Pacific Time

Submit here: Final Submission Form
OR
Devpost Project Page

You can access the training datasets via the Github link below. This is the data you'll use to build your model, analyze bias, and submit your final predictions.

Download Dataset Folder Here
(Please review the README inside and Onboarding document carefully…

over 1 year ago

Official Test Dataset Now Available

Dear Participants,

Thank you once again for being part of the AI Bounty Hackathon. We’re thrilled to see your energy and ideas already taking shape!

As shared during onboarding, the dataset provided yesterday (with Loan_Approved labels) was intended for training and model development. Today, we’re officially entering the evaluation phase of the competition.

We are now releasing the official test dataset that you will use to generate your final predictions.

Download Dataset Folder Here

What’s New?

We’ve attached a new file:
test.csv – unlabeled applicant records.

Your task is to apply your trained model to this test data and predict whether each application…

over 1 year ago

AI Bounty Hackathon is Live: Dataset, Resources & What’s Next

Dear Participant,

We’re thrilled to officially kick off HackTheFest: The AI Bounty Hackathon!
You’re now entering the most exciting stage!

What’s Inside Today’s Update:

We’re sharing everything you need to begin strong and stay on track:

The Hackathon Dataset (linked below)
A downloadable Participant Onboarding Document
Inspiring Keynote Videos from experts at Amazon, Microsoft, and more
Final submission form details & Devpost submission link

Dataset is Now Live

You can now access the training and test datasets via the Github link below. This is the data you'll use to build your model, analyze bias, and submit your final predictions.

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over 1 year ago

AI Bias Bounty Onboarding Continues Today - Join Our Slack Channel

Dear Participant,

We are excited to officially welcome you to the AI Bounty Hackathon (HacktheFest Edition) — a global challenge focused on building fairer, safer AI. We’re just one day away from kickoff, and onboarding continues today until Monday, June 30. This is your time to get everything set up, meet fellow participants, and start exploring what you’ll build.

Here’s What You Need to Know:

The 48-hour hackathon runs from July 1 to July 3, and submissions are due no later than July 3 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. You’ll be challenged to analyze a loan approval dataset, detect…

over 1 year ago

Hackathon Onboarding Begins Tomorrow - Here's What You Need To Know!

Hi Participants,

We’re thrilled to have you in the AI Bias Bounty Hackathon, and it all begins tomorrow.

This is an opportunity to explore how AI models can go wrong, challenge your instincts, and put your skills to work on a real-world issue that matters.

Teams and Registration

You may participate solo or in a team of up to 4 members. If you’re joining as a team, please ensure that each team member registers individually using this link:

Hackathon Registration

Here’s what to expect:

Kickoff Timeline

Registration Ends today at 11:59pm CT
Onboarding to…

over 1 year ago

HacktheFest Update: Final 2 Days to Register + Slack Onboarding Starts Saturday

Dear Participant,

We’re excited to see you joining HacktheFest – AI Bias Bounty, bringing together over hundreds participants across 8+ countries to tackle one of the most urgent challenges in AI today for bias detection and fairness modeling in machine learning systems.

If you received our welcome email on Monday, you’re already ahead. But for those who just joined, welcome on board! We're thrilled to have you.

Here’s what you need to know:

Registration closes this Friday (11:59PM CT)
If you're participating as a team, make sure all your teammates are registered individually via this link:
Hackathon Registration…

over 1 year ago

Welcome to HacktheFest - Your First Steps to Building Fair AI

Dear Participant,

Thank you for registering for HacktheFest: 2025 AI Bias Bounty, we’re excited to officially welcome you to this year’s global hackathon focused on detecting bias in AI systems.

This event will bring together experts from Google, Meta, OpenAI, AWS as judges, and over 100 participants from 8 different countries, working across time zones and backgrounds to build meaningful machine learning models that address fairness in financial decision-making. Whether you’re joining solo or collaborating as a team, your work will contribute to a larger movement driving accountability in artificial intelligence.

What You’ll Be Working On

You’ll be given…