First-Years Earn Second Place at National Hackathon with AI Benefits Advisor

First-Years Earn Second Place at National Hackathon with AI Benefits Advisor

A team of first-year computer science students earned second place at CodeLinc 10, a national 24-hour hackathon hosted by Lincoln Financial Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS). 

FinMate, the team’s winning entry, is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered benefits and financial wellness advisor designed to help early-career employees make confident decisions about healthcare and retirement plans. 

Read more at cc.gatech.edu

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