Imagine being 28, running one of the world’s most ambitious AI labs, and having billions of dollars invested in your vision. That’s Alexandr Wang’s reality. But even with all that responsibility, he has a simple message for teenagers: start playing with AI now.
Wang recently shared this advice on the TBPN podcast during Meta Connect 2025. He called it “vibe-coding”, the idea of learning not from textbooks or classes, but by experimenting, testing, and building things with AI. “Don’t wait for a perfect tutorial,” he said. “Try things, break things, see what works. That’s how you really learn.”
It’s a message with echoes of tech history. Just as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg spent their early years coding in garages and dorm rooms, Wang believes today’s teens who tinker with AI could shape the next generation of technology. “If you spend 10,000 hours experimenting, that’s an enormous advantage,” he said.
Wang’s own story reads like a startup dream. He founded Scale AI at 19, helping machines understand data, and in June 2025, Mark Zuckerberg invested $14.3 billion in his company. Wang joined Meta to lead Meta Superintelligence Labs, uniting research, infrastructure, and product teams under one roof to push the boundaries of AI.
But despite the staggering figures and the high stakes, Wang’s advice remains down-to-earth pitching on curiosity and hands-on practice matter more than credentials. He wants young people to explore, create, and embrace the unknown, the same way he did as a teenager with a passion for technology.
In Wang’s view, this learning involves preparation for the future. And for teens willing to dive in, play with prompts, and build their own AI experiments, it could be the start of something extraordinary, perhaps the next generation of tech leaders.
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