Mark Zuckerberg on metaverse
From Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse · · Jake™
“The thing that you can do in the metaverse that is different from what you can do on a phone is like doing stuff where you're physically there together and participating in things together.”
On , Mark Zuckerberg, Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Meta Platforms (Facebook), spoke about metaverse during Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse on Jake™.
About Mark Zuckerberg
During Meta’s Q2 2022 earnings call, Zuckerberg stated that the company planned to steadily reduce headcount growth over the following year, with many teams expected to shrink so that energy could be shifted to other areas. He described the economic situation as an economic downturn that would have a broad impact on the digital advertising business, adding that the situation appeared worse than it had a quarter earlier. He also characterized the metaverse as a massive opportunity that would enable deeper social experiences and a sense of presence. By Q1 2026, Zuckerberg said the company planned to reduce the size of its employee base in May, describing a leaner operating model as a way to move more quickly while offsetting substantial investments. He stated that his view of AI differed from many in the industry, arguing that AI would amplify people’s abilities rather than replace them. He also noted that the company was increasing its infrastructure capital expenditure forecast for the year, citing higher component costs, and that it was rolling out more than one gigawatt of its own custom silicon developed with Broadcom. On the Q3 2025 call, Zuckerberg said it was the right strategy to aggressively frontload building capacity so the company would be prepared for the most optimistic cases, including the possibility of super intelligence arriving sooner. He stated that he was focused on establishing Meta as the leading frontier AI lab and building personal super intelligence for everyone.