Everyone has heard of AI in the past few months, but not enough people understand the black magic which it runs on. This includes you, so stop writing essays with ChatGPT and read this.

Earlier this year, I wrote my class 12th board examinations, which marks the end of my school journey. A few days ago, I got admission in a B.Sc. Computer Science course. In the intervening four months, I realised how deeply inadequate the formal education system is. This is my experience as a survivor of this flawed system.