Meta's AI Future: Zuckerberg's Vision and Investment

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, achieved billions in revenue through its advertising business and is investing in AI infrastructure and chatbots. The European Commission has opened proceedings due to addiction potential, while the NRW consumer advice center has issued a warning.

Threads has reached 200 million users, and Qualcomm is also focusing on AI in smartphones. Meta plans to increase computing power for its next AI model, Llama-4, by ten times and is a major customer of Nvidia.

The AI infrastructure will be used for personalization of video selection and improvement over TikTok. With 3.2 billion daily users and an operating profit of $19.3 billion, Meta's stock rose by over 7% after the quarterly figures were released.

Despite high expenses for AI applications and losses in Reality Labs, Meta achieved a profit of $13.5 billion in the second quarter. Mark Zuckerberg aims to make Meta the most used AI assistant in the world by the end of the year.

Meta's CFO, Susan Li, discussed plans to expand data center projects and boost AI model training capabilities, anticipating increased capital expenditures.