Shruti Dhariwal CoCo AI work is bringing a new approach to how children learn artificial intelligence. A computer science graduate from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Dhariwal later completed an MBA before working in educational game development in Bengaluru. At MadRat Games, she helped to develop educational and social games that reached more than 250,000 families in India. She later joined the MIT Media Lab, where she completed her master’s and PhD while researching learning, creativity and technology. Her current work focuses on CoCo, a collaborative computing and AI education platform for young people. CoCo aims to help children become active creators rather than simply users of AI-generated content. The platform has also received international recognition through the Learning Engineering Tools Competition.
Shruti Dhariwal CoCo AI: From Indian CSE Graduate to MIT Researcher
