Huddle Global 2024: Meet Raul, the 14-year-old Prodigy Who Teaches his Own Teachers

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Imagine taking classes for your teachers at your own school. Raul John Aju, a 14-year-old from Edappally Government Vocational Higher Secondary School had this rare opportunity at the venue of Huddle Global 2024, India’s flagship startup festival organized by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) at Kovalam here.

The teenager could pull off this feat owing to his deep expertise in AI and Robotics, acquired by dint of his total dedication since childhood.

Raul’s amazing proficiency in AI and Robotics was in full display at the very first session of the three-day event.

During his session titled ‘Dream Big Code Bigger-Shaping the future with technology,’ Raul explained to the audience the various AI tools that could help anyone with an idea to start a startup single handedly.

“Various AI applications can be used to strategically build a startup from scratch. From business model to business feasibility of your product, AI can be used to create website, create logos, for business presentations and marketing,” Raul pointed out, creating an enthusiastic resonance from the listeners.

“AI can be used to create all the verticals needed for a startup,” said Raul.

Raul has developed an AI-powered legal assistant, ‘Nyaya Sathi’, – a free bot that can give instant and accessible legal information for common people in the country.

“KSUM and it’s CEO Anoop Ambika has helped me throughout the process of making Nyaya Sathi,” Raul said.

Raul also takes classes to international students and employees working in US and UK companies. He teaches about the working of AI, machine learning, deep learning neural and AI language models.

“I use AI to create presentations for my classes and sessions which helps me save a lot of time amidst my studies and daily activities,” said Raul, who believes it’s not AI that is going take the jobs but people who knows how to use AI.

“AI is the present and future. It increases productivity and revenue and will open a new world full of possibilities,” said Raul reeling out stats that showed how AI has increased the productivity of many corporate giants.

Appreciating his presentation, IT-Electronics Secretary Dr Rathan U Kelkar presented a memento to Raul on behalf of KSUM.