Alexandr Wang’s Advice to the Next Generation
Who: Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer at Meta.
Message: Children should begin learning and using artificial intelligence tools by the age of 13 to stay ahead in the future technology race.
Context: Spoke during the Meta Connect 2025 TBPN Podcast.
AI: The New Essential Skill
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries and becoming a core skill for all professionals.
Wang emphasizes that just as bill gates and mark zuckerberg mastered computers as teenagers, today’s youth must understand AI early.
Developing AI literacy today can create the innovators and leaders of tomorrow.
Start “Vibe-Coding” Early
Wang introduced a new concept called “Vibe-Coding.”
Definition: A hands-on, experimental approach where learners explore AI tools, coding assistants, and creative problem-solving without rigid structure.
Encourages learning by doing — experimenting, making mistakes, improving, and understanding AI intuitively.
Wang suggests spending 10,000 hours engaging with AI tools to build deep expertise.
The mindset mirrors how Gates learned programming in labs during the early computing era.
Meta’s AI Focus and Restructuring
Meta is heavily investing in AI research and development to compete with google and OpenAI.
The company recently laid off around 600 employees from its AI division as part of internal restructuring.
Superintelligence Labs, led by Wang, remains unaffected and continues to drive Meta’s long-term AI ambitions.
Meta’s strategy: strengthen core AI initiatives and foster innovation among younger generations.
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