Zuckerberg: Meta committed hundreds of billions on AI infra before knowing it would work
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-14
Bloomberg reports Mark Zuckerberg said Meta committed to spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually on AI infrastructure before having any idea whether the bet would succeed. Gary Marcus seized on the remark, comparing it to the Metaverse bet and quipping "Mark's not real good at this."
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