RECAP: New England Machine Learning Day 2017 – Microsoft New England

In six hours, the teams formed, defined a user, aligned on a solution, built storyboards, and in some cases, developed websites. There was buzz, laughter, and hard work, which may have benefitted from the nearby espresso bar. The winning team, Pre-Trial Fairness, took home Xbox FIFA bundles. The team built a "Challenge the Bias" website to "decipher the biases in current algorithms that help decide bail, sentences and parole of a defendant." The judges appreciated the clear explanation of the types of data used and ways to increase fairness across gender and race in analyzing the data.