Priscilla Chan Keeps Daughter’s AI Vibe-Coding Projects Offline Despite $200 Billion Meta Fortune

Priscilla Chan revealed that her 10-year-old daughter Maxima has started vibe-coding using artificial intelligence, building software projects ranging from a custom messaging tool to a FarmVille-inspired game. However, Chan strictly keeps her daughter’s digital creations off the public internet, even as her husband Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta built a fortune exceeding $200 billion by encouraging billions of people to publish their private lives online.

Speaking about her household’s rules on technology, Priscilla Chan said her eldest daughter has a strong desire to build digital tools, including apps reminiscent of 1990s web host GeoCities and ideas for a dating website. While Maxima experiments with software development and AI-driven vibe-coding, Chan enforces a clear boundary: none of the code or applications are permitted to go live on the open web.

Vibe-coding behind closed doors

Maxima Zuckerberg, the eldest of three daughters raised by Chan and the Meta chief executive, has developed a keen interest in software development. Using vibe-coding—a technique where creators use artificial intelligence prompts to generate functional software code—the 10-year-old has created a messaging app, web projects styled after GeoCities, and a casual game modelled on FarmVille.

Despite Maxima’s request to build and launch a dating website, Chan blocked the project from touching the web. The household rule keeps all of the child’s coding experiments strictly localized on home devices. While Dad accumulated a net worth reported between $200 billion and $216 billion by hosting public profiles, Chan maintains that her daughter’s software projects will remain strictly offline.

A $200 billion fortune left off the table

The decision to restrict their daughter’s internet presence aligns with the couple’s broader parenting philosophy regarding their massive wealth. Zuckerberg’s net worth recently crossed $200 billion, yet the couple does not plan to hand down this fortune to their three daughters.

In an open letter written in 2015 following Maxima’s birth, Chan and Zuckerberg pledged to donate 99 percent of their Meta shares to philanthropic causes over their lifetime. At the time of the letter, those shares were valued at $45 billion. The couple reiterated that they want their daughters to grow up understanding the value of hard work, personal responsibility, and independence rather than relying on an inherited fortune.

€150,000 donation follows Irish castle purchase

While funding medical research and global initiatives remains their primary focus, the couple recently directed capital into local sports infrastructure in Ireland. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan spent €51 million (approximately $57 million) to acquire Strancally Castle in Knockanore, County Waterford.

Built in 1830, the restored Gothic-style estate spans approximately 16,000 square feet. Following the acquisition of the Waterford property, the couple donated €150,000 to three local Irish Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) clubs. The funds are earmarked for local sports development and facility upgrades across their new Waterford community.

From refugee family to science philanthropy

Chan’s approach to parenting and wealth management stems directly from her personal background. Her parents fled Vietnam by boat, arriving in the United States as refugees. Chan became the first member of her family to attend college, earning her undergraduate degree from Harvard University before pursuing a career as a pediatrician.

Her journey from a refugee household to medical school later propelled her work in funding large-scale scientific research alongside Zuckerberg. That background continues to dictate how the household operates, balancing top-tier tech exposure with strict boundaries on public access.

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