Turbo AI Champions Human-First Approach to AI Notetaking with Platform Used by Harvard, MIT, and Fortune 500 Companies

Fastest-Growing EdTech App Enhances Skills Instead of Replacing Them

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Turbo AI, formerly known as TurboLearn AI, today announced their relaunch as they look to bring their leading collaborative AI notetaking platform to students and professionals everywhere. Turbo AI keeps human agency at the center of the learning process by empowering users to turn lectures, PDFs, and meeting recordings into organized notes, flashcards, and study guides they can edit, share with classmates or colleagues, and customize for their specific learning style.

In classrooms and boardrooms worldwide, people struggle to simultaneously listen, understand, and document information effectively. With the growing availability of AI tools that are designed to optimize efficiency, the human ability to process information and think critically is at risk of being outsourced. Research has shown that frequent usage of AI correlates negatively with critical thinking skills. As educational institutions and businesses grapple with AI integration, Turbo AI demonstrates the responsible path forward by promoting active engagement while eliminating tedious work.

Turbo AI co-founders Sarthak Dhawan and Rudy Arora are childhood friends from Frisco, Texas. Their first joint venture, an app called WorkBee, earned $60,000 in revenue while the founders were still in high school. That was the moment they realized they had a formula - Dhawan would build and Arora would sell. They went on to study at Duke University and Northwestern University, respectively, where they honed their skills: Dhawan scaled an app called UMax to 15 million users, while Arora solidified his marketing expertise and gave influential TED talks. Both dropped out to pursue entrepreneurship full-time, ultimately using their skills to create Turbo AI.

Turbo AI users can start with completely blank documents and gradually incorporate AI assistance, or begin with AI-generated content and then personalize, edit, and expand it. This approach makes AI accessible for all comfort levels while maintaining the active engagement that research shows is essential for learning and retention.

"Right now, people are stuck choosing between AI that completely takes over their work or traditional methods that leave them doing everything manually," said Dhawan, Co-Founder of Turbo AI. "We found the sweet spot in between both. Turbo AI handles the organizational heavy lifting while you focus on the thinking, learning, and insights that actually matter. You're always in control of your own learning process."

Turbo AI delivers capabilities that redefine information processing:

• Upload PDFs, record live lectures, paste YouTube links, or start from scratch
• Share notes with classmates or colleagues and edit together live, with AI suggestions that enhance rather than interrupt collaborative workflows
• Ask questions about specific content, get clarification on complex topics, or receive AI suggestions for connections between ideas while maintaining ownership of understanding
• Generate flashcards, adaptive quizzes, summaries, or even highly engaging podcast versions of notes, then customize everything to match individual learning styles or professional needs

"We're not trying to automate people out of the equation, we're trying to keep them in it," explained Rudy Arora, Co-Founder of Turbo AI. "Human curiosity and original thinking can't be replaced. Turbo AI clears away the busywork so those uniquely human skills can shine through. We're proud to empower students and professionals with a tool that allows them to leverage the best of today's technology while simultaneously helping them improve their skills."

Turbo AI is available as a free platform with core notetaking, collaboration, and AI assistance features accessible to all users. Premium subscriptions starting at $9.99 a month (billed annually) or $19.99 a month unlock unlimited AI processing, advanced study tools, and enhanced collaboration features. The platform works seamlessly across web browsers, mobile devices, and tablets, with a desktop application launching soon. For more information, visit www.turbo.ai/.

About Turbo AI: Turbo AI revolutionizes information processing as the leading collaborative AI notetaking platform used by nearly 5 million students and professionals worldwide, at prestigious institutions including Harvard, MIT, Duke, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey. Founded by Sarthak Dhawan and Rudy Arora, Turbo AI solves the universal problem of capturing knowledge without sacrificing critical thinking. The platform transforms any input, from live lectures to complex documents, into organized, editable notes while preserving user control and promoting active engagement essential for learning and professional success. Committed to advancing education, Turbo AI awards an annual Future of Learning Scholarship to students who demonstrate excellence in using AI tools to enhance their learning.

SOURCE Turbo AI