Published on November 7, 2024
In AI Trends

How This Hyderabadi Founder Won Over Mark Cuban To Solve AI Hallucination

“We spoke to him [Mark Cuban] about what we were doing, and he was immediately on board with our vision for truly intelligent AI and that the current status of deep learning will not lead to true AI,” said Cyril Gorlla, the founder of CTGT.

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By Vandana Nair

A few months ago, AIM observed many Indian founders making their way to the world’s largest startup accelerator Y Combinator. Many have since secured backing from prominent investors to scale their ideas. One such founder is Cyril Gorlla, a 23-year-old prodigy from Hyderabad who mastered coding at the age of 11. He has now built CTGT, an AI startup that has attracted funds from prominent investors, such as Mark Cuban and Mike Knoop (co-founder of Zapier). Gorlla and Trevor Tuttle founded CTGT, a name interspersed with their initials. The company was selected for Y-Combinator’s Fall 2024 batch and also made it into TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield Top 20. It aims to bring greater efficiency and interpretability to AI, with its model already being piloted by Fortune

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Vandana Nair

As a rare blend of engineering, MBA, and journalism degree, Vandana Nair brings a unique combination of technical know-how, business acumen, and storytelling skills to the table. Her insatiable curiosity for all things startups, businesses, and AI technologies ensures that there's always a fresh and insightful perspective to her reporting. She now hosts her tech segment 'Point Break' on AIM Tv.