AI in Your First Year: Learn Faster, Build Smarter

How first-year students can use AI to learn faster and build more

About the talk

A talk for students starting out, on using AI as a learning partner from day one: learning concepts faster, and building real things sooner.

At a glance

• When: Friday, 21 August 2026
• Where: Ajeenkya DY Patil University (ADYPU), Pune
• Format: In-person guest talk with Q&A
• Speaker: Girish Chhabra (Atos)

About ALTA Guest Talks

Every semester, each ALTA campus hosts an industry mentor for an in-person guest talk: a chance for students to hear how things really work outside the classroom and ask their own questions.

AI tools have changed how quickly a student can learn and build. First year is when habits form, so learning to use AI well from the start makes every year after it easier.

• Using AI as a study partner: explaining concepts, generating practice and checking understanding
• Building small projects early, with AI speeding up the parts that used to slow beginners down
• Staying in charge: understanding the code you write instead of copying it
• Habits in year one that compound over four years

First-year students at ALTA Pune starting their computer science journey.