Chinese student ‘builds’ AI speed radar with Claude for $20 in 9 days, ‘sells’ it for $317,000

A viral post on X claimed that a 20-year-old student in China built an artificial intelligence-powered speed radar in just nine days by using Claude AI. The post says the student spent only about $20 on API calls, used an old camera and later sold the project to a city district for $317,000.

China-based entrepreneur Min Choi, who shared the video, wrote, “AI is getting ridiculous… A 20-year-old student in China reportedly built an AI speed radar with Claude. 9 days. Old camera. $20 in API calls. Then allegedly sold it to a city district for $317K.”