Mark Zuckerberg Predicts AI Will Replace Engineers by 2025

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the company’s ambitious plans to invest at least $60 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) in 2025, signaling one of the largest single-year commitments to AI by a global tech giant. The announcement underlines Meta’s determination to dominate the AI landscape and position itself as a global leader in next-generation technologies.

 A Defining Year for AI

Speaking at Meta’s annual strategy briefing, Zuckerberg described 2025 as a “defining year for AI.” He emphasized that Meta’s goal is to make its AI systems available to over one billion users worldwide, transforming the way people interact with digital platforms.

At the heart of this strategy is Meta AI, the company’s flagship digital assistant. Zuckerberg envisions it becoming the most widely used AI assistant globally, surpassing competitors from Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft.

Llama 4 AI: The Next Leap

Meta’s investment will heavily support the development of Llama 4, the next generation of its large language model.

• Llama 3 gained popularity in 2024 as an open-source alternative to proprietary AI models, attracting developers, researchers, and enterprises.
  

• Llama 4 is expected to push boundaries further, offering enhanced reasoning, creativity, and enterprise-grade safety features.
  

By focusing on both consumer applications (chat assistants, AI companions, creative tools) and enterprise integration (AI for productivity and business), Meta hopes to secure dominance in multiple sectors.

 Building AI Infrastructure: $60–65 Billion CapEx

To support its AI ambitions, Meta will also construct a new data center dedicated entirely to AI research and applications.

• Estimated capital expenditures for 2025 are between $60 billion and $65 billion, marking the company’s biggest infrastructure investment to date.
  

• This spending will fund AI chips, GPUs, servers, and advanced cooling systems, ensuring Meta can handle the massive computing power required for large-scale AI training.
  

Zuckerberg noted that this investment will not only accelerate Meta’s core products like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, but also boost the metaverse strategy, where AI is expected to play a pivotal role in personalization and immersive experiences.