WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) announced the 2024 Congressional App Challenge winner for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District is Alex Barthel from St. George's Independent School in Shelby County. Alex created the app, Unbias, which uses artificial intelligence to identify and report potential biases in news and articles.
"Congratulations to Alex for winning this year's Congressional App Challenge," said Congressman Kustoff. "Alex's app, Unbias, uses artificial intelligence to identify and report potential bias in news sources. I am always impressed to see West Tennessee's next generation create these innovative apps that will benefit our community. Thank you to all the students who submitted an app this year."
The Congressional App Challenge began in 2014 as an effort to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), and to encourage students to learn coding and computer science skills. Students in participating congressional districts compete against their peers by creating original software applications ("apps"). Winning apps are featured on the U.S. House of Representatives' website, the Congressional App Challenge website, and are displayed in a U.S. Capitol Building exhibit.
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