Aible Sponsors: Real World AI Challenge
Saturday, October 29th, 2022
Join this hackathon to showcase your ability to solve business challenges and drive impact with AI. Participants will be able to leverage data science and AI tools of their choice to solve a real world business challenge on Saturday, October 29th, 2022.
Open to high school through PhD students and even professionals, one winner in each of the following categories will receive $1000!
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High School Students 2hrs: $1000 + plus special mention prizes
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Student, Not a Data Scientist (MBAs, history, etc.) 2hrs: $1000
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Student, Data Scientists (Data Science, Computer Science, etc.) 2hrs: $1000
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Professionals (Data Scientists, etc.) 2hrs: $1000
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Best results in 5 days (all welcome): $1000
Hackathon FAQ
What is the challenge?
The challenge will be held virtually on October 29th, 2022. Participants will be provided a training dataset and a business problem that they will have to address using a data science or AI tool of their choice. The challenge response will be submitted in the form of a ‘scored dataset’ where you will submit your recommended actions for a set of test cases similar to the training dataset.
Who can participate?
Open to high school, undergrad, graduate, PhD students, and professionals. The virtual event is open to everyone as part of the Berkeley AI Summit.
When is the event?
The event will be held virtually on Saturday, October 29th.
What is the full schedule?
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PST - Introduction and overview
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM PST - Aible Training
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PST - Break
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST - Hackathon
Submission for most awards due at 5:30 PM PST on October 29th, 2022. Submission for Best results in 5 days due on 5:30 PM PST on November 3rd, 2022.
What tools can I use?
The hackathon permits the use of any tool but you need to specify what tool you plan to use during the registration. Those who would like to use Aible will have free access to training and accounts for the duration of the contest.
When will I get access to the Aible solution?
If you would like to use Aible to solve this challenge, the 90 minute training will be on the day of the hackathon, (October 29th) at 1:45 PM PST. Account details will be shared that day as well.
Is there an entry fee?
The hackathon event is completely free for participants.
Can we participate as a team?
Participants will need to submit one entry per individual.
Why is there a 5 day category?
When we conducted this hackathon in 2019 and 2021, some data scientists felt they needed 5 days to do a good job on the problem. This option gives them a chance to put their best results forward.
When will the results be announced?
Winners will be announced mid-November 2022. Details coming soon.