Teenage Hacker Builds $200 Million AI Empire Transforming Industrial Maintenance

By analyzing vast amounts of data from thousands of machines, manufacturer manuals, and real-time sensor inputs, the AI delivers actionable insights that traditional maintenance methods simply cannot match.
In 2010, a young Igor Marinelli sat before his Windows 98 computer, already showing signs of what would later shape his future. Unlike his peers who found joy in Atari or PlayStation games, Marinelli discovered his passion in building things. "I got extremely addicted to building stuff, for better or worse. I can never engage in video games of any kind. I remember going to a friend's house trying to play Atari or PlayStation 1 and in just 15 minutes, and getting... bored, annoyed. Good for me because then I was just back to the computer, kind of more introspective, and just learning stuff," Marinelli recalls. This early inclination toward creation led to an incident that would shape his understanding of purpose. At 13, Marinelli hacked his school's entire system, prompting a meeting bet
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Anshika Mathews
Anshika is the Senior Content Strategist for AIM Research. She holds a keen interest in technology and related policy-making and its impact on society. She can be reached at anshika.mathews@aimresearch.co
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