Meta misses earnings forecasts after Zuckerberg media push to promote AI

Stock tumbles nearly 8% after weaker-than-expected results, despite CEO’s blitz to tout positive effects of AI

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s media spree touting the positive impacts of artificial intelligence did little to cushion the blow of its second-quarter earnings, which sent its stock tumbling on Wednesday.

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published on Tuesday, Zuckerberg expressed his optimism for a world where everyone has access to a super-intelligent machine.