Overview

• Wang made the comments on the TBPN podcast released September 17, saying teens should spend all their time learning AI-assisted coding.
• He advised investing roughly 10,000 hours using AI coding tools to outperform peers who use them less effectively.
• AI-assisted coding, often called vibe coding, lets people generate software by describing what they want, with platforms such as Replit and Cursor cited as examples.
• Coverage notes growing corporate use of AI coding programs, with some employers using them to replace certain programmer tasks.
• Wang co-founded Scale AI, reported at a $29 billion valuation, was recruited by Meta in June as chief AI officer, and has a Forbes-estimated net worth of $3.2 billion.