Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new spending plan for Meta that includes building an “AI engineer” to help with coding.

Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience, as quoted by Business Insider, Zuckerberg said, "Probably in 2025, we at Meta, as well as the other companies that are basically working on this, are going to have an AI that can effectively be a sort of midlevel engineer that you have at your company that can write code."

Meta Platforms Inc. plans to invest as much as $65 billion on projects related to artificial intelligence in 2025, including building a giant new data center and increasing hiring in AI teams, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said Friday.

By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -Meta Platforms plans to spend as much as $65 billion this year to expand its AI infrastructure, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday, aiming to bolster the company's position against rivals OpenAI and Google in the race to dominate the technology.

Mark Zuckerberg said this year will be a "defining" year for AI, announcing plans to spend over $60-$65 billion in capital expenditures.

Key Takeaways Meta Platforms plans to invest $60 billion to $65 billion in capital expenditures this year as the tech giant expands its artificial intelligence efforts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted on Facebook Friday.

The $60 to $65 billion in projected capital expenditures this year is more than double the $27 billion Meta spent in 2023.