Zuckerberg Says Meta's AI Agent Work Is Progressing Slower Than Hoped

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told an internal town hall on July 2, 2026 that the company's AI agent development had not seen "the acceleration we hoped for over the past four months." According to reporting based on a recording obtained by Reuters, he also said an AI-related reorganization had been "less clean than we thought," acknowledging that a bet on the new structure "has yet to pay off." The remarks came as Meta pursues a plan to invest up to $145 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026. A Meta spokesperson declined to comment.