While most teenagers are taking online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ayush Singh is teaching himself artificial intelligence.The 19-year-old is now making headlines after a post shared on The article states that Ayush’s journey did not begin with access to elite institutions or expensive resources.The post read: “He is not an Indian Institute of Technology student, not an MIT graduate, nor was he born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” According to reports, he has been interested in artificial intelligence since he was 13 years old. At the time, his family was facing financial hardship during the pandemic. The post said he had little to do.“At age 13, his family suffered a financial crisis during the pandemic. All he had were outdated classes, spotty internet, a laptop and a lot of curiosity.”Despite these challenges, Ayush decided to teach himself machine learning using whatever resources were available. The post claimed that his efforts quickly paid off.“Within months, he was working with foreign startups,” it said. It also claims that “when he was 14, MIT publicly recommended his course.”Over the next few years, Ayush reportedly developed a natural language processing system for an American startup. He also gained experience as an MLOps engineer and data scientist while continuing to establish himself in the field of artificial intelligence.He later founded Antern and co-founded Second Brain Labs, the post said. In addition to his entrepreneurial work, he began teaching artificial intelligence to engineers.“Today, he is teaching artificial intelligence to hundreds of engineers across India, helping them accomplish jobs that once felt out of reach,” the post read.However, turning this knowledge into a successful business is not easy. The post noted that despite helping hundreds of learners, teaching was not yielding the returns he expected.“Yet, despite all this, teaching never paid off for him,” he said. According to the article, things changed when he focused on demonstrating and selling his expertise more effectively.The story quickly gained traction online, with many social media users reacting to what the entrepreneur had accomplished at such a young age. “My 28-year-old self feels jealous and frustrated seeing so many kids achieving so much at such a young age,” one user wrote.
