Who is Quddus Pativada? A college drop out, just 21, has developed world's first AI tutor, he is from...
World's First AI Tutor In UAE: Quddus Pativada, who is a resident of United Arab Emirates is making headlines all over. At a very young age of 21-year-old, he created an AI agent system called MyASI. This AI agent system is ranked top in the world on the GAIA benchmark. Interestingly, Quddus's MyASI is working better than OpenAI Genspark. Actually, MyASI is an AI-based tutoring platform which is designed to assist students residing in UAE. The system help students in finishing their homework and assisting in exam preparation. Pativada has created ASI in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Education, making it the world's first AI tutor linked to the national curriculum.
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- The Hindu
Auroville and IIT-M working to fast-track sustainability campus project
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Time of India
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- Time of India
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Time of India
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- Time of India
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