Building an AI Tutor in Amharic: What I Learned as a Solo Developer

Over 120 million people speak Amharic, yet there's virtually no AI educational content in the language. When I realized this gap while watching my younger siblings struggle with online learning during COVID, I knew I had to build something. That's how Ivy was born – an AI tutor that speaks Amharic and helps Ethiopian students learn through natural conversation. Building it as a solo developer taught me lessons I never expected. The Voice AI Challenge Nobody Talks About Most developers think voic