‘Worth every sleepless night’: 18-year-old wakes up at 3 am to run a global AI startup tackling Alzheimer’s
Alex Yang, an 18-year-old high school senior in Seoul has built a global AI research startup aimed at improving Alzheimer’s diagnostics, managing a team spread across multiple countries while continuing his regular school life, according to Business Insider.
The student, who begins his day as early as 3 am to coordinate with collaborators in the United States, founded the startup with one goal in mind: making early Alzheimer’s detection more accessible and affordable. Despite having no professional network at the time, he turned to online platforms to build one from scratch, the Business Insider report added.
His motivation stemmed from growing up around stories of family members affected by Alzheimer’s. The disease left a lasting impression, shaping his determination to work on solutions while still in school. What began as a personal fear soon became a research-driven mission.
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