Two young Indian entrepreneurs, Aryan Sharma and Ayush Pathak, have secured a significant investment from OpenAI’s Sam Altman for their startup, Induced AI. Aryan Sharma, one of the co-founders, shared insights into their journey and the fascinating world of coding and AI during a recent podcast on Overpowered.
Their journey began with cold outreach, as Sharma started connecting with tech industry figures at the age of 14 through email. While some discouraged his emails, the duo persevered. They saved money to visit San Francisco, where they attended events, hoping to meet influential figures such as Sam Altman. After dedicated networking and efforts to connect with key players in the AI ecosystem, Aryan Sharma finally had the opportunity to meet Altman.
During their meeting, Sharma expressed his eagerness to be Altman’s secretary to learn from him and OpenAI. They maintained contact, which ultimately led to Altman’s involvement during the funding round for their new AI platform, Induced AI.
Induced AI is a browser-based platform that utilizes an AI agent to automate tasks. The company claims that its AI workers can complete browser tasks efficiently. As a cloud-based solution, it operates seamlessly alongside other tasks on the user’s machine. Induced AI is designed to provide human-like reasoning capabilities, enabling browsers to interact with web services without human intervention, except for authentication.
Aryan Sharma elaborated on their innovation in a tweet, saying, “We let anyone create virtual AI workers that can automate the execution of workflows on a browser in the cloud with human-like reasoning.” Essentially, Induced AI allows businesses to input workflows in plain English, which are then transformed into pseudo-code for handling repetitive tasks, usually managed by back offices.
Induced AI has garnered support from various prominent figures in the AI industry. Apart from Sam Altman, other notable players, including Peak XV, Daniel Gross, and Nat Friedman’s AI grant, have invested in this promising venture initiated by the Indian teenage entrepreneurs. With this backing, Induced AI is poised to make a significant impact in the field of AI-powered automation.
