Johor teens top AI challenge


Triumphant: (From second left) Tina, Yee Yi, Dylan and Saad with (from left) Hyperbyte AI chief executive officer Eer Kai Song, Prof Lee, and Sunway University provost and deputy vice-chancellor Prof Abhimanyu Veerakumarasivam.

PROBLEM-SOLVING is a highly sought-after 21st-century skill that students are increasingly expected to develop in today’s fast-paced world shaped by artificial intelligence (AI).

Demonstrating their strength in this domain, four students from Johor recently clinched first prize at the inaugural National AI Competition 2025, beating 149 other teams in the innovation track of the upper secondary category.

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