2017 Chat Logs Show Teenage Alexandr Wang and Scott Wu Predicting a Competitive Programming AI Mafia

Alexandr Wang shared 2017 chat logs showing that he and Scott Wu, then 19, predicted that competitive programming peers would become an AI-era 'PayPal Mafia' — a prophecy now realized as both lead major AI companies.

2026-11-09 ~ 2026-11-10 · 2 related posts

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