Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans
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Zuckerberg added that the company was developing AI agents, or AI chatbots that act somewhat autonomously.Such agents "will be the next wave of our product line in the months and years to come," Zuckerberg said."Soon, we'll have agents that can work 24/7 on your behalf", Zuckerberg added during the call. "Great personal agents need to just work out of the box. "We have more coding and product tools on our roadmap."Although Zuckerberg said the move would flex "a different muscle than we've historically had", he said the financial opportunity was too big to ignore.
- ▪Zuckerberg added that the company was developing AI agents, or AI chatbots that act somewhat autonomously.Such agents "will be the next wave of our product line in the months and years to come," Zuckerberg said."Soon, we'll have agents that
- ▪"Great personal agents need to just work out of the box.
- ▪"We have more coding and product tools on our roadmap."Although Zuckerberg said the move would flex "a different muscle than we've historically had", he said the financial opportunity was too big to ignore.
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Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plansImage source, ReutersImage caption, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned the company into a major spender on AI.ByKali HaysTechnology reporterPublished13 minutes agoMeta shares plunged on Wednesday as investors balked at its promise to keep spending on artificial intelligence (AI) projects while profits dwindle.Shares in the firm behind Instagram and Facebook fell 11% after its quarter results showed revenue between April and June grew 28% from a year ago, while profits fell 14%.Meta said it would spend $130bn (£973m) to $145bn this year, mostly on AI projects, up from the $125bn it said it planned to spend just three months ago.Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the company's AI spending was "accelerating every part of our core…
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