Priscilla Chan, co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, stated in an interview published Monday, September 14, 2026, that she and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have placed restrictions on their daughter’s use of artificial intelligence coding tools. Speaking with Jeremy Stern for the publication Colossus, Chan said that while their daughter uses Replit, a "vibe coding" platform, she is prohibited from building applications that are open to the internet. Vibe coding refers to a method of software development where users describe what they want to create in natural language, and AI tools generate the code.
The disclosure follows a history of the Zuckerberg family setting boundaries on technology use for their children. In 2019, Zuckerberg told Fox News that he permitted his children to use video chat for family communication but did not want them to spend long periods in front of a computer. Other tech executives have reported similar practices; for example, Google CEO Sundar Pichai previously stated he did not provide his middle-school-aged child with a phone, and entrepreneur Mark Cuban used specialized routers to monitor his children's internet activity.
During the interview, Chan showcased several projects her daughter created using AI, including a messaging application and programs reminiscent of GeoCities and the game FarmVille. Chan noted that each application developed by her daughter included marketing and sales plans. However, certain projects were denied by parents, including a request to build a dating website. It was not specified which of the couple’s three daughters was using the platform, though the source noted that their middle daughter, August, previously used AI to write a 40-page novel about "mermaid crystals" in 2024.
Meta has increased capital expenditures to expand computing power for AI, and has announced its own vibe coding product and a personal agent called Muse. Tech founders like Steve Jobs have historically limited their children's access to products their companies produce, such as the iPad. No specific upcoming legislative deadlines or court dates regarding these parental controls were reported in the source.