Rebutting the 'Old Man's Game': AI success knows no age limit
HankYeomans · x · 2026-08-17
Countering the claim that 'no one under 40 has been successful in AI,' this post highlights the ages of industry leaders like Sam Altman (41), Dario Amodei (43), Mark Zuckerberg (42), and Elon Musk (55) to argue that experience is valued in the AI sector. The author also references a story of someone becoming a commercial pilot at 50, challenging the outdated notion that life ends after 30.
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