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Bengaluru techie joins Microsoft Research, gets grant from Meta to build AI models at just 22

In posts on X and LinkedIn, the techie discussed his journey, which also includes winning hackathons and increasing his social media followers.

Published on: Dec 12, 2025 12:53 PM IST
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A techie’s 22nd birthday post has taken social media by surprise after he proudly listed his accomplishments in the tweet. The Bengaluru-based individual shared details about joining Microsoft Research and receiving a research grant from Meta.

The techie whose 22nd birthday post has gone viral. (X/@adithya_s_k)
The techie whose 22nd birthday post has gone viral. (X/@adithya_s_k)

“Turned 22 today. AMA!! Quick look at the past year: Landed an ML internship at Apple, then joined Microsoft Research to work on agentic memory,” Adithya S Kolavi wrote. He added, “Secured a six figure USD research grant from Meta to build SoTA AI models at CognitiveLab.”

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In the following lines, he discussed earning GitHub stars for his projects. He further revealed how his social media followers, across platforms such as LinkedIn, X, and GitHub, had grown.

“Feels like things are just getting started, excited for what's about to come next!!” he wrote as he concluded his post. He also shared the post on his LinkedIn profile.

(HT.com has reached out to Adithya S Kolavi. This report will be updated when he responds.)

How did social media react?

An individual posted, “Just getting started.” Another added, “More power to you, mate, keep it going.”

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A third expressed, “Absolutely CRACKED, such cool stuff, man!” A fourth wrote, “Goated! Won't be surprised if I end up seeing 'unicorn founder Adithya' on the news in a year from now.”

(Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)

 
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