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India-made AI app cracks UPSC exam, outscores all

OUR TAKE This progress has sparked a new exploration of the potential of AI in education, and also raised the challenge of balancing technological innovation with education quality assurance. In the future, as the application of AI in education deepens, we can expect to see more similar innovations …

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OUR TAKE This progress has sparked a new exploration of the potential of AI in education, and also raised the challenge of balancing technological innovation with education quality assurance. In the future, as the application of AI in education deepens, we can expect to see more…

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OUR TAKE This progress has sparked a new exploration of the potential of AI in education, and also raised the challenge of balancing technological innovation with education quality assurance. In the future, as the application of AI in education deepens, we can expect to see more similar innovations to bring more personalized and effective learning experiences to learners. –Revel Cheng, BTW reporter In a groundbreaking achievement, an artificial intelligence (AI) application named PadhAI has made headlines by acing the 2024 UPSC preliminary exams.

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The AI app, developed by a team of IIT graduates, demonstrated its capabilities in a public setting on Sunday in Delhi. The event, held right after the UPSC preliminary exam, was attended by guests from the education sector, the UPSC community, and media professionals. PadhAI ’s performance was live-streamed on livestream.padhai.ai and YouTube, allowing a broad audience to witness the AI’s capabilities in real time. PadhAI achieved a score of over 170 marks out of a possible 200, significantly surpassing the typical qualifying score, which usually falls below 100. Even more impressive was the time it took to complete the exam: a mere seven minutes. This feat places PadhAI among the top scorers nationwide, potentially earning it the top rank, had the exam been a timed event. PadhAI’s answers were compared with those by AI models from majors the likes of OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. The comparison used answer keys released by top coaching institutes.

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  • PadhAI is an AI-driven education app designed for UPSC preparation. Available on the Google Play Store, it offers several innovative features, including news summaries, smart previous year question (PYQ) search, doubt clarification, interactive answer explanations, and book…
  • PadhAI achieved a score of over 170 marks out of a possible 200, significantly surpassing the typical qualifying score, which usually falls below 100. Even more impressive was the time it took to complete the exam: a mere seven minutes.

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