Meta defends $65bn AI spend

Zuckerberg says it's too soon to tell what impact DeepSeek will have on AI spending
Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday it was too soon to say how advancements by DeepSeek, a Chinese startup, would impact Meta's heavy investments in AI.
Meta defends $65bn AI spend after DeepSeek rise
Meta has defended its $65bn (£52bn) investment in artificial intelligence (AI) days after US tech stocks wobbled in the wake of Chinese AI app DeepSeek's sudden rise. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said to investors on Wednesday there was a lot to learn from DeepSeek,
Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field.
Mark Zuckerberg: DeepSeek shows why U.S. must be AI’s ‘global open source standard’; no reason to rethink spending
The cofounder and CEO of Meta doubled down on plans to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI infrastructure as China's DeepSeek raises questions about the costs of the AI arm's race.
Forget DeepSeek. Zuckerberg says Meta will spend hundreds of billions on AI.
Meta’s CEO says its consumer AI offering “is going to be one of the most transformative products that we’ve made.”
Zuckerberg says Meta won't slow down AI spend despite DeepSeek's breakthrough
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said China-based DeepSeek has created a powerful artificial intelligence model, but it won’t likely curb Meta’s AI spending.
Zuckerberg Says DeepSeek ‘Strengthened Our Conviction' as Meta Spends Big on AI
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.
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