Canadian influencer visits Bengaluru hacker's house, meets Indian techies developing AI tools: ‘Bright young minds'
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most discussed topics on social media, with several companies introducing the technology to their workplaces and urging employees to acquire new skills. From healthcare to transportation to education, AI is growing rapidly in every sector. Recently, a Canadian tech influencer, Caleb Friesen, discovered a hacker's house where a group of young techies were found building several AI tools.
The now-viral video shows Friesen entering the house, with a Steve Jobs poster on the main door. He is then greeted at the door by a young man. As the house tour begins, the host introduces each member of the group, highlighting their contributions.
From developing AI agents for real estate businesses to creating content for Shark Tank India and building assistive robots, the house is full of professionals with innovations. Dubbed 'builder house,' the youngest member there is a 16-year-old boy from Chennai who builds assistive robots. Two of them, co-founders of a company, are seen building a payment stack for AI.
Sharing the video on Instagram, Friesen wrote, 'POV inside a Bengaluru hacker house where Indian founders are building AI, hardware, and magic.'
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The video broke the Internet, amassing nearly two million views and prompting numerous social media users to hail the techies. 'All my life I coded and always wanted to be in such a group, unfortunate enough never got a group. I envy you guys, but please build something great for mankind,' a user wrote. 'It's like that place from Silicon Valley. Where they made that compression model,' another user commented.
'He turned in old banglaw in to mini software company. I hope they bring out their products to market and help the humanity soon,' a third user reacted. 'The India that everyone wants to see & belive in,' a fourth user said.
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