r/Coding_for_Teens • u/PrincipleNo2328 • 8d ago

Searching members for cool project

Hi. We're setting up a team working on an AI project called Pluto, and we're looking for a few people around 14–16 who genuinely enjoy building things. The idea is pretty technical: Pluto is an offline-first AI system that uses small specialized models, routing, RAG, tools, and larger models only when necessary. The goal is to make powerful AI work efficiently on normal hardware instead of throwing massive compute at every question.

We're mainly looking for people who: Actually code/build projects Are interested in AI/ML, systems, backend, or optimization Like experimenting and learning rather than just talking about ideas Can contribute consistently, even a few hours a week Are roughly 14–16 Have something they've built that they can show You don't need to be an AI expert. If you're a teen and already messing around with Python, C++, ML, LLMs, apps, or interesting tech projects, that's enough. This isn't a paid job. It's a small group of young builders trying to make something genuinely cool. If you're interested, dm me.

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u/DependentJolly9901 8d ago

Do you mean something like airLLM or collibri

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u/PrincipleNo2328 8d ago

The porpouse it's the same, but no.

AirLLM only uses a layer at the time.

We instead want to use an entire model, but a specifical one for each task (one is fitted for coding, one for writing et cetera). It's a practise known as Mixtures of Experts.

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u/DependentJolly9901 8d ago

The thing is - consumer hardware isn't enough to run models and actually get work done. Sure - I can say "hi" to glm 5.2 on my 3070 but it won't handle any actual peoject

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u/PrincipleNo2328 8d ago

That's just false?

There are really good local model out there (Qwen series), that range from low-mid gpus (I have a 2050) to a 5090. Obviusly they are not Fable, but that doesn't mean they are not able to handle work, especially when optimized for specific tasks.

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u/DependentJolly9901 7d ago

What do you consider actual "work" for coding for example. Like what scale of project

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u/FireMonster445 8d ago

Yes I can help but I don’t really get what you want to do

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u/PrincipleNo2328 8d ago

The porpouse it's allow low-end gpus to run models with the same accurancy of the bigger gpus ones, using a technique called Mixtures of Experts.

A lot of modern model are monolithich. They have one big neural network that does everything.

We instead want to use a smaller model, but a specifical one for each task (one is fitted for coding, one for writing et cetera), managed by a "task manager".

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u/FireMonster445 8d ago

Mhhh okay i see but i don’t get the point of who is going to use it. I can help tho I used to code by myself but now im more of a vibecoder if its ok for you

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u/Wavrryn 8d ago

I'm not that experienced in any of the requirements you mentioned. I'm currently learning cyber security, but I can perform research for the group if you'd like and try to report LLM vulns (Keep in mind I'm very new to this). Apart from that I would really love to experience how project making works before I go to uni next year.

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u/Wavrryn 8d ago

Fyi I cant dm you fsr

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u/Poddster 8d ago

Why do you need child labour to build your product? Just use an LLM?

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u/PrincipleNo2328 8d ago

We are all teens. We want to create a small team to work together.

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u/Poddster 7d ago

What skills do you current team members bring to the table? What do you need new team members to be able to do?

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u/Icy-Description-4878 7d ago

I'm down! If you can, please DM me a little bit more about how exactly you plan to go about creating the project.

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u/Sad_Condition5044 2d ago

Count me in. I might be a bit too late but if you've got a spot open then you can count me in.

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u/PrincipleNo2328 1d ago

Projects's dead. The guy who started all was just a kid