A 17-year-old took home $250,000 for his award-winning discovery in computer 'brains' that could make AI smarter and safer

• The Regeneron Science Talent Search is highly competitive and hands out over $1 million in prizes.
• This year's first-place winner, Achyuta Rajaram, won for his project on machine learning.
• Rajaram hopes to make computer vision models faster, more accurate, and safer.

Achyuta Rajaram won this year's Regeneron Science Talent Search $250,000 top prize for his work on making machine learning more efficient and safer.