Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to kick off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will kick off the tech giant's Connect developer conference with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence
By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Published - Sep 27, 2023, 06:45 AM ET
Last Updated - Sep 27, 2023, 06:45 AM EDT
MENLO PARK, California (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will kick off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence.
“A lot of this effort around chatbots and stories and other ways just to keep engagement going (like) AI-driven personalization and stuff like that, that's the overarching challenge for the company,” he said.
Squeezed by a slump in online advertising and uncertainty around the global economy, Meta has cut more than 20,000 jobs since last November. Zuckerberg dubbed 2023 the company's “year of efficiency” as it reduces its workforce while focusing on more technical hires such as experts in AI to focus on Meta's long-term vision.
