Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to increase spending on artificial intelligence projects this year, despite concerns from some industry leaders about a possible bubble.
Elchi.az reports that the company announced at a meeting assessing its 2025 financial results that it expects to spend up to $135 billion this year, the majority of which will be for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
This figure is roughly double the $72 billion Meta spent on artificial intelligence projects and infrastructure last year.
The technology giant has invested approximately $140 billion in the last three years in an effort to get ahead in the artificial intelligence race.
Zuckerberg predicts that 2026 will be a year in which artificial intelligence will dramatically change the way things are done.
Although the company’s data for the last three months of 2025 showed that expenses were growing faster than revenue and profit margins were narrowing, Meta shares rose 6.5% on the New York Stock Exchange following the announcement.
Touching on the potential benefits of ongoing investments, Zuckerberg also hinted at possible new layoffs at the technology giant.
He noted that projects that previously required large teams can now be completed by a single talented person, and that there will be a large gap between employees who increase their productivity using artificial intelligence tools and those who cannot keep up with these changes.
Despite Meta’s massive investments, some in the sector warn of a risk similar to the “dotcom” bubble that occurred in 2000.
Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins said that artificial intelligence could have a greater impact than the Internet, but that the current market is likely a bubble and some companies will not be able to survive.
Similar concerns have been expressed by JPMorgan Chase and Google executives, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman noted that investors are going through a period of being overly excited about artificial intelligence.
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