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by hwillis 1588 days ago
If you watch the video it's very apparent that the kid deeply knows how everything works. If he did not make this entire (very impressive) project himself, he certainly could have. He understands how chemicals interact with the various gas sensors (used limonene, pine and seed oils as test substances), how the model works, how to grow fungus in a sterile environment to get training data, how to get an API together to service the device...