Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps, and more are coming
Meta says AI is making it dramatically easier to build and launch new consumer apps, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling investors the company has more new consumer products on the way following a recent wave of releases for Facebook Groups, Marketplace sellers, Instagram, and gaming.
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Meta's CEO stated during an earnings call that large language models are helping the company build and launch new apps more quickly than before. The company recently released several new standalone apps, including ones for marketplace sellers, Facebook groups, gaming, photos, and AI-generated bedtime stories, and plans to launch more consumer products soon. This matters because Meta has a history of failed attempts to create successful new apps outside its core platforms, but the company now believes AI-powered recommendation systems could help new apps scale to larger audiences, as demonstrated by the growth of Threads to 500 million monthly active users.
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