Zuckerberg says billions will have AI agents in 5 years — can Meta pay for it?
mark zuckerberg predicts billions of people will use personal ai agents within five years. the forecast arrives as meta's free cash flow plummets 91% due to massive ai infrastructure spending.
meta ceo mark zuckerberg forecasts that billions of users will adopt personal ai agents within five years to assist with goals across finance, health, and domestic management. this projection accompanies a sharp financial contraction: meta reported free cash flow of $784 million, down 91% from $8.55 billion last year, as the company aggressively invests in ai infrastructure and a new $14 billion data center partnership. despite investor confidence waning—meta stock dropped nearly 10% after earnings—the company has successfully deployed business agents to over one million merchants on whatsapp. zuckerberg argues that future revenue will depend on higher margins from selling 'intelligence' rather than just compute.