Zuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The generative AI gold rush is underway -- just don't expect it to create profits anytime soon. That was the message from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to investors during Wednesday's call for the company's first-quarter earnings report. Having just put its ChatGPT competitor in a bunch of places across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, much of the call focused on exactly how generative AI will become a money-making endeavor for Meta. The company is already qu...