China teen with zero programming skills earns US$2,600 in 3 days selling AI study app
This development experience made me realise that as long as you have a great idea, AI can bring it to life, Shuhan says
A 13-year-old girl in China has earned 18,000 yuan (US$2,600) in just three days from an artificial intelligence (AI) product she developed to assist parents in supervising their children’s study habits.
Zhu Shuhan, a Grade Two student at a junior secondary school in Shanghai, has no programming background. She began using AI only last year, as reported by the Shanghai Morning Post.
At a national AI product marketing competition held in Hangzhou from August 21 to August 23, Shuhan secured the third prize of 5,000 yuan, competing against over 50 participants.
The contest did not include technical judges; instead, winners were selected based on their AI-generated apps’ income during the three-day period.
The app Shuhan created, called Zai Chang (translated as On Site in English), garnered 90 orders, resulting in total sales of 18,000 yuan, which helped her attain third place in the competition.