Mark Zuckerberg Abandons Metaverse as AI Becomes his Shiny New Toy

In a surprising turn of events, Facebook-turned-Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly abandoned his vision of the metaverse and is now focusing heavily on generative AI. CTO Andrew Bosworth revealed that the company has been investing in artificial intelligence for over a decade and has one of the leading research institutes in the world. While Bosworth did mention the hopes of using AI to improve the metaverse, in the short term, Meta is gearing up to deploy AI in its advertising machine. This latest pivot from Zuckerberg seems to be a sharp turn away from his previous vision for the metaverse, which he was doubling down on just a few months ago.