Meta — and the rest of Big Tech — has been chasing face computers for years. Maybe 2025 will be the year it happens?

CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the pressing issues of massive AI (artificial intelligence) expenditure and DeepSeek’s AI

Midlevel staff are often the first targets of corporate downsizing efforts, but Meta’s plan to replace an entire tier of people with AI is a new wrinkle on an old story.

Everyone wanted to hear what the Meta boss thinks about the arrival of DeepSeek and the future of AI – this morning he told us.

This is going to be a big year,” said Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his newfound chumminess with the White House and host of technical AI advances.

Meta’s CEO says its consumer AI offering “is going to be one of the most transformative products that we’ve made.”

While DeepSeek has caused a significant sell-off in AI stocks due to fears that powerful AI models may no longer require extensive computing resources, Zuckerberg said the company’s achievements only reinforce Meta’s commitment to AI.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company plans to up its capital expenditures in 2025 as it aims to keep pace with rivals in the AI space.

Key Takeaways Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday’s that the rapid rise of competitors from China has only strengthened the tech giant’s commitment to its AI ambitions. The CEO said it’s too early to know how growing competition from China could impact its future investments.

Meta reported record quarterly revenue and net profit for Q4 2024 as it looks to massively boost spending on AI in 2025.

"This will be a defining year for AI," Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post. "Over the coming years, it will drive our core products and business."