The funny part is an 18yr old is probably thinking he is too young for the most part to pursue AI. A 25 year old is thinking he needs to be part of an AI program to pursue AI and that real AI is done by the people in their 30s. As someone in their 30s, I have met gray/white haired PhDs pursuing AI in deeply humble ways.
There is no age that you can't do anything you want to do. But in common ground with what you are saying, the older you get the less time you have. The older you get, the more adrift you become of like minded individuals. The older you get, the tougher, less excited, and less patient you become with learning new things. But at the same time, you become "more" in so many other ways.
All creatures are not only created equal, but remain equal even as time progresses and skills/attitudes/energies are gained/learned and lost.
There is no age that you can't do anything you want to do. But in common ground with what you are saying, the older you get the less time you have. The older you get, the more adrift you become of like minded individuals. The older you get, the tougher, less excited, and less patient you become with learning new things. But at the same time, you become "more" in so many other ways.
All creatures are not only created equal, but remain equal even as time progresses and skills/attitudes/energies are gained/learned and lost.