Meta was prepared to write an up to $200 billion AI check before knowing whether its model would work
The Meta CEO said that the company was prepared such a risky bet on AI, that the CFO was concerned and pulled Alexandr Wang aside.
In late 2025, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed that the company had considered investing up to $200 billion in artificial intelligence before their new models yielded results. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images Zuckerberg revealed that Meta's CFO expressed concerns that failure would have a severely negative impact on the company's finances.
Meta's capital expenditures have been significant and have drawn attention from investors. Zuckerberg recounted conversations with Meta's chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, who emphasized the enormous financial risk involved and warned that even if AI overall failed, Meta would still have other productive uses for their computational resources.
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