There are several AI evangelists that the world looks up to. There are AI innovations which become milestones in technological history. Some of the brilliant technological innovations of the past year were not by world-renowned scientists or researchers but by children. From building AI for a better standard of living to developing a robot for the refugee camps, these projects prove that children do notice their surroundings and wish to contribute however they can. 

INDIAai identified and delivered the stories of many of these young minds. Mentioned following are some of them: 

Veer Shandilya: Born and brought up in the UAE, Veer started learning coding at 8. Clevered provided him with an online internship at the University of Oxford. At the age of 11, he developed a passion for innovating and solving real-world problems. He received a Certificate of Appreciation stating that at the age of 11 years, he is the youngest Junior Data Scientist (AI) at Clevered by successfully completing all course modules as on 27 May 2022.  

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Vir Gogia and Nyah Bhatt: The whole world was startled by the darkness generated by the Russia-Ukraine war. Nations, including India, are going through the socio-economic and political crises they created. Nyah Bhat and Vir Gogia did not blame anyone but raised their voice and took responsibility. The duo sought the help of AI to build a robot that could be used by doctors and health workers working in the refugee camps. The model was trained to detect burns and provide primary medicine. Including APIs and ensuring cybersecurity enhanced the model's interactive capability. To make the robot more familiar to children, it was developed in the shape of a Mickey Mouse. The AI model developed by Nyah and Vir paved the way for them to win the title of first runner-up in the Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior.  

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Pranet Hiranandani: Pranet was a 6th grader when he noticed a social worker cleaning public places. These were areas filled with waste discarded from our households. This inspired the young mind to build a robotic river-cleaning raft for his school science project. He used plastic bottles and cardboard to form the base of the raft. Since then, he has commenced finding means to repurpose waste creatively. The success of his projects enlightened Pranet on how valuable trash can be. His desire to reach a larger audience through innovations aided him in building an app called Valuable Trash. At 15 years, Pranet won the Climate Creator's Award at the Apps for Good Awards 2021 and First Prize at the IIT Young Inventor Techfest 2021. He also Presented at the AI Club Student Research Symposium.  

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Puhabi Chakraborti: An athlete turned technological expert- the story of Puhabi Chakraborti took a turn when she started training in karate and kickboxing when she was 11 years old. She pushed the age barriers when she qualified for the black belt in karate and won two gold medals and one bronze medal for India in an international tournament. Puhabi developed AtheletX with the help of Intel AI couches while participating in the Government of India's national program for Government Schools- Responsible AI for youth. Qualifying various levels, Puhabi was among the 20 winners of the program. Responsible AI opened a window of opportunities for Puhabi. This 16-year-old did two internships in California and New York, during which she built a model called "Spirometer" based on a GUI she developed for helping COVID-19 patients. In 2022, she was awarded the Pradhan Manthri Rastriya Bal Puraskar, the highest civilian award for children in India.  

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