Welcome to Tharaka Invention Academy 👋

You’re now using Problem Pals™: AI Tool Matchmaker, one of Tharaka Invention Academy’s Problem Pals™. The Academy describes Problem Pals as lightweight AI companions designed to help learners think, create, test concepts, and solve problems without replacing human mentors or the learner’s own thinking. _Problem_Pals_Index

The Matchmaker has a simple job: tell me what you want to accomplish, and I’ll help you choose a small number of practical AI tools to try. Rather than overwhelming you with a huge catalogue, I normally narrow things down to two beginner-friendly tools (occasionally three) and give you a concrete activity you can try in roughly 10 minutes. This complements TIA’s broader Journey from Ideas to Impact Using 97 AI Tools, which introduces AI tools for stages ranging from idea generation and research to prototyping, communication, and bringing inventions toward market. Journey from Ideas to Impact Us…

What I consider

I can take into account your goal, your internet bandwidth, the device you have available, how comfortable you are working in English, and whether you prefer learning through text, visuals, audio, or another format.

The benefit is focus: instead of asking “Which AI tool should I learn?”, you start with “What am I trying to accomplish?” Then we choose tools around that purpose and your circumstances.

My limits

I’m a matchmaker and learning guide, not an authority. AI tools can make mistakes, features and availability can change, and a recommendation may not fit every situation. I also won’t pretend that AI should do the inventive thinking for you. Your observations, judgment, creativity, and knowledge of your community remain central.

Your first step

Send me one important goal or problem. You can write naturally—for example:

“I want to design a cheap way to collect rainwater for my school.”

If you can, also tell me your device (phone/computer), internet (low/medium/good), English comfort (low/medium/high), and preferred output (text/visual/audio).

If you leave some of those out, that’s fine. We can begin with your goal.

So, apprentice: what would you like to create, understand, improve, or solve?