INTRODUCTION Why do some students with perfect GPAs, strong SAT scores, and a long list of volunteer hours still get rejected from their top-choice colleges? And why do others with maybe half the hours stand out instantly in the admissions room? Even brilliant students fail to differentiate themselves because their college applications look predictable . Volunteering used to be a meaningful marker. But when every ambitious student reports the same food drives, donation event

When 17-year-old Pierce Wright built an AI emergency response project as a high school student , he didn't expect to outperform trained 911 dispatchers. But that’s exactly what happened. His system, trained on over 24 million NYC 911 call records, clocked 94.5% accuracy higher than human professionals. This AI emergency response project by a high school student  shows that real-world AI innovation isn’t just happening in labs—it’s happening in classrooms and teen bedrooms ac

How High School Students Built an AI Fact-Checker for Political Debates Political debates are intense, fast-paced, and full of claims that aren’t always true. So students at Amador Valley High School in California took action. High school students built an AI fact-checker that listened to the 2024 U.S. presidential debate and flagged misleading or false statements on the spot. It wasn’t just for show; it achieved 87% accuracy using live news sources and natural language proce

What Does AI for Teens Actually Look Like? Let’s get one thing straight— AI isn’t just about robots, math, or Silicon Valley. Today’s...

The Urgent Problem with Antibiotic Resistance AI in antibiotic resistance  is no longer theoretical—it’s essential. Infections that used...

In today’s world, new problems affecting millions of people are emerging every day, while many old ones are being solved at an...