“I find it a pretty big turnoff when people in the tech industry talk about building this one true AI. It’s almost as if they kind of think they’re creating God or somethingâæI don’t think that’s how this plays out,” said Mark Zuckerberg in an interview with YouTuber Kane Sutter where he discussed Meta’s AI strategy, AI Studio, Ray Ban Meta, among other things. Mark Zuckerberg revealed in the interview that he believes that in the future it is not going to be “just one AI.” “I just don’t think that that’s the way that things tend to go,” he says.
“It’s not like there was one app on people’s phones that people use. There’s not one creator that people want all their content from. There’s not one business that people want to buy everything from,” says Zuckerberg. He says people will eventually use different AIs for different purposes. He also gave the example of Meta. He acknowledged that similar to its biggest competitors like Google and OpenAI –– who currently seem to be working towards “one big AI” –– Meta also has a primary Meta AI chatbot. But he says the company is working on building a lot of different little AIs that will all have different purposes.
The interview comes on the heels of Meta’s announcement on Thursday about early testing of its AI Studio software in the US. This new tool will enable creators and others to develop AI avatars capable of interacting with users via Instagram’s messaging system. These AI avatars can answer followers’ questions and engage in fun chats while being clearly marked as “AI” to prevent any confusion.
In the interview, Mark Zuckerberg also discussed the progress and future plans for Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and holographic displays. He highlighted that smart glasses without displays could still offer great experiences through cameras, microphones, and AI, while keeping costs low compared to high-end devices like the Meta Quest Pro.
“I actually think you can create a great experience with cameras, and a microphone, and speakers and the ability to do multimodal AI, even before you have any kind of display on these glasses,” said Zuckerberg.
He mentioned three product types: display-less smart glasses, heads-up displays, and full holographic displays. He also touched on future advancements, such as wristbands that interpret brain signals to control neural interfaces. However, he noted that these technologies won’t immediately replace smartphones but will likely complement them.
For instance, while people will still use their phones, they might prefer using smart glasses for quick tasks like taking photos or messaging. Zuckerberg believes that as these glasses become more functional, their adoption will increase, similar to how smartphones have supplemented computers.
The Meta CEO also does not believe that the future tech will completely replace smartphones. He thinks even 10 years down the road, we will continue to use our phones, but we might just use it less frequently and obsessively. “I wouldn’t be surprised if 10 years from now, we’ll probably still have phones, but it’s probably going to be much more intentional in usage as opposed to just reflexively reaching for it and grabbing it for any technological thing that you want to do,” he said.