Watch out, Silicon Valley – there’s a new tech wunderkind in town, and he’s not old enough to drive.

Michael Goldstein, a 13-year-old AI enthusiast, is turning heads and dropping jaws with his audacious tech ambitions. While most teenagers are battling high school drama, Goldstein is sliding into the DMs of tech titans and pitching AI startups like it’s his full-time job.

From Drones to AI Dreams

Before diving into the AI world, Goldstein was already a mini-entrepreneur. In sixth grade, he built drones and ran a weather balloon business – because apparently, standard teenage hobbies weren’t challenging enough. His mother proudly recalls the moment he sent a balloon high enough to see Earth’s curvature, declaring he can “achieve anything he sets his mind to”.

The AI Hustle

This summer, Goldstein embarked on a tech pilgrimage to San Francisco, meeting with OpenAI founder Sam Altman and touring venture capital firms. His current project, Kodo, is an AI design agent he claims is the “world’s most powerful” – a bold statement from someone who can barely drive.

Not Everyone’s Impressed

While the tech community is buzzing, some critics argue that teenagers should focus on being kids. One AI founder bluntly tweeted: “If you’re 12, go be a kid”. But Goldstein seems unfazed, embodying the classic Silicon Valley “move fast and break things” mantra.

With regulations around AI for minors still evolving, Goldstein represents a new generation of tech-native entrepreneurs who see artificial intelligence as just another playground for innovation. Whether he becomes the next tech mogul or just a fascinating footnote remains to be seen.