When most teenagers were attending online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ayush Singh was teaching himself artificial intelligence.The 19-year-old is now making headlines after a post shared on X claimed that his AI-focused venture is earning around Rs 1 crore a month. According to the post, Ayush’s journey did not begin with access to elite institutions or expensive resources.“Not an IITian, ​​not an MIT graduate, and not born with a silver spoon,” the post said. His interest in AI started when he was 13 years old. At the time, his family was facing financial difficulties during the pandemic. The post said he had very little to work with.“At 13, during Covid, his family hit a financial crisis. All he had was outdated courses, an Internet patch, a laptop, and a ridiculous amount of curiosities.”Despite these challenges, Ayush decided to learn machine learning on his own using all the resources that were available to him. The post stated that their efforts soon began to pay off.“Within a few months, he was working with startups abroad,” he said. He also stated that “At 14, MIT recommended his course publicly.”Over the next few years, Ayush worked on natural language processing systems for a US-based startup. He also gained experience as an MLOps engineer and data scientist while continuing to build his profile in the AI ​​sector.According to the post, he later founded Antern and co-founded Second Brain Labs. At his startup job, he also started teaching artificial intelligence to engineers.“Today, he’s teaching artificial intelligence to hundreds of engineers across India, helping them land the kind of work that once felt out of reach,” the post said.However, turning that knowledge into a successful business was not easy. The post noted that despite helping hundreds of students, teaching did not generate the returns he expected.“Yet, for all that, teaching never paid him back,” he said. According to the post, things changed when he focused on the presentation and sale of his know-how more effectively.The story quickly gained attention online, with many social media users reacting to the entrepreneur’s achievements at such a young age. “My 28 year old self feels jealous and depressed seeing so many kids doing so much at such a young age,” wrote one user.
