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12-year-old in Tamil Nadu builds AI on a $150 phone
Original: I am 12 years old. My development machine is a POCO C55 that cost $150. I live in Tamil Nadu,... # ai # webdev # buildin
A 12-year-old developer from Tamil Nadu, India, is getting attention online after describing how he builds AI and web projects using only a POCO C55 smartphone that costs about $150. In his write-up he recounts his workflow and a run-in with Groq, whose services he says threatened his project. Readers are praising the story as an example of how accessible, low-cost hardware and free tools now let young developers anywhere learn to code and ship real software.
Why now: People are inspired by a very young developer from a modest background building AI projects on cheap hardware.
Evidence
- I am 12 years old. My development machine is a POCO C55 that cost $150. I live in Tamil Nadu,... # ai # webdev # buildinpublic # beginners # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community I Am 12. My Phone Costs $150. Groq Tried to Kill My AI. Here Is How… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 3
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