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Her school blocked ChatGPT. Now this 17-year-old high school senior runs an AI startup with 1,000 users
Summary
Navya Tuteja's school blocked ChatGPT and Claude on its Wi-Fi, limiting her ability to use the tools during school. She now runs an AI startup with 1,000 users, despite saying the restrictions reduced her school-based use.
A school firewall did not stop Tuteja from becoming an AI builder and may have
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Schools can restrict where students use AI, but they cannot assume those controls will prevent students from learning to build with it.