Mark Zuckerberg creates ‘CEO agent’ to support himself

WSJ citing internal sources that Zuckerberg’s CEO Agent has been used by him to manage some tasks even though it is still in the testing process. For example, it can provide information faster “by finding answers that would normally require multiple steps or multiple layers of communication.”

Meta and Zuckerberg have not yet commented.

Theo Financial Timesthe fact that Zuckerberg created an AI agent for himself is not too surprising, as he has repeatedly emphasized that he will apply artificial intelligence more deeply into his work. In January, he said Meta is focusing on native AI – systems designed specifically for each employee, helping to work more efficiently, reducing dependence on traditional hierarchical structures.

By pioneering the use of AI, Zuckerberg is showing that he wants employees to do the same. More importantly, it demonstrates the future trend, each individual may work alongside his or her own “intellectual copy”.

In fact, Meta is also applying AI agents at many levels. According to Reuterscompany employees currently use the My Claw agent to access data and exchange work. There’s even an internal chat group where employees’ individual AI Agents communicate among themselves. Another system called Second Brain built on the Claude platform is being compared to an “AI chief of staff” when it can index documents, query project information and support decision making.

Bussiness Insider An internal source describes the recent atmosphere at Meta as similar to the time when Facebook was founded, when the slogan “move fast and break things” was again the guiding principle. On the internal chat group, employees also actively share new AI tools and how to use them. They also participate in hackathons, AI training sessions, and build their own tools to optimize their work. The use of AI has now become one of the criteria for evaluating performance.

Mid-March, Reuters said Meta is planning large-scale layoffs, which could affect up to 20% of staff. This move is intended to offset the growing cost of investment in AI infrastructure, while many jobs are supported by artificial intelligence. However, the implementation time and scale have not been decided.

By the end of 2025, Meta has nearly 79,000 employees. Previously, in November 2022, the company laid off 11,000 employees, equivalent to 13% of the workforce at that time. Four months later, the company continued to announce another 10,000 job cuts.

Last year, Zuckerberg focused more on generative AI when offering large compensation packages, even worth hundreds of millions of dollars over four years, to attract top AI researchers to the “super intelligence” development team. In early March, the company acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform designed for AI agents. Previously, Meta also spent at least two billion USD to acquire Manus – a Chinese AI startup.

In media appearances, Zuckerberg said that AI investments help increase operational efficiency. In January, he said he began to see that “projects that previously required large teams could now be completed by one very talented individual.”