I bet against you. In the real world in 2016 even if you are a genius you can't do it alone except in very rare cases. You can impress others with your individual skills but you can't push the boundaries.

If he can achieve his goal will mean that a lot of people could do that and there is nothing special in that project. You can argue that he has more access to data than you and me but several people working at FB have the same access as him. His simple AI will be... yes, simple.