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Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years
TechCrunchWednesday, July 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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As Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and agents, Zuckerberg is working to convince investors that the payoff will be worth the price.
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As Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and agents, Zuckerberg is working to convince investors that the payoff will be worth the price.
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Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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