Self-proclaimed best AI researcher in Singapore shares his near-flunk-to-PhD story
agihippo · x · 2026-09-12
AI researcher agihippo shares his Singapore school record: nearly held back in secondary school, teachers predicted ITE, 15 points at O-levels, BCC at A-levels, before entering NTU and switching to CS. He only "awakened" in year three of university, later stumbled into a PhD, and now claims to be the best AI researcher in Singapore — arguing school results shouldn't judge a person.
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