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highplainsdem

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:55 AM 18 hrs ago

Mark Zuckerberg Cooks Up Dystopian Way to Speak to Staff [View all]

Source: Daily Beast

Meta is building an artificial intelligence version of its billionaire founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to interact with employees on his behalf, according to the Financial Times.

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The company is prioritizing a Mark Zuckerberg AI character, three of the people said. Zuckerberg is personally involved in training and testing the animated version of himself, which is being built on his mannerisms, tone, publicly available statements, and his own thinking on company strategy—so that employees “might feel more connected to the founder through interactions with it,” one person said. The character is also being trained on images and his voice. Zuckerberg has been spending five to ten hours a week coding on AI projects and sitting in on technical reviews.

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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/meta-is-building-an-ai-version-of-mark-zuckerberg-to-chat-with-staff/

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Seems like the ultimate narcissism to me Walleye 18 hrs ago #1
Beyond dystopian. cachukis 18 hrs ago #2
"might feel more connected to the founder" if you already think he's a robot (nt) William Seger 18 hrs ago #3
Feel free to speak openly and honestly to AI Zuck DavidDvorkin 18 hrs ago #4
i predict unintended consequences. mopinko 18 hrs ago #5
if you do not want to interact with employees DonCoquixote 17 hrs ago #6
"Zuckerberg has been spending five to ten hours a week coding" nuxvomica 17 hrs ago #7
By the time this bot gets used, he will have fired everyone who personally knows him FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #20
He wants to be the Wizard of Oz! What a creep. Martin68 17 hrs ago #8
I'm sure it will be bursting with charisma cynical_idealist 17 hrs ago #9
Just like him Hassin Bin Sober 16 hrs ago #15
This makes me think of the Kier animatronic in Severance. (n/t) thesquanderer 17 hrs ago #10
Corporations in Max Headroom? BoomaofBandM 17 hrs ago #11
Wow! Miguelito Loveless 16 hrs ago #12
Monsters from the id!!! scipan 13 hrs ago #22
His parents mispelled his name. to many Z's. Gotta change that Z to a bluestarone 16 hrs ago #13
Sick motherfucker Mysterian 16 hrs ago #14
So, he's replacing his own job with AI. surrealAmerican 16 hrs ago #16
"See! AI obsolescence isn't as bad as it's portrayed..." EarthFirst 16 hrs ago #17
This is the single creepiest phrase of the 21st century to date. Moostache 15 hrs ago #18
He can't be bothered Quanto Magnus 13 hrs ago #19
Avatar will be more real and alive than he is duckworth969 13 hrs ago #21
He wants to be Hari Seldon from "Foundation". JustABozoOnThisBus 13 hrs ago #23
Dune Prequel PATRICK 13 hrs ago #24
"The company is prioritizing a Mark Zuckerberg AI character"... some_of_us_are_sane 6 hrs ago #25
These people genuinely have no clue what other human beings think or want. RockRaven 5 hrs ago #26
He really should have finished college and gone to business school milestogo 5 hrs ago #27
Hoo boy, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway. . . DinahMoeHum 5 hrs ago #28
Mark Zuckerberg here... can I borrow a feeling? Blue Owl 4 hrs ago #29
Would an AI version of Trump ... VMA131Marine 4 hrs ago #30
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