Zuckerberg’s 'Lose Billions' AGI Bet

Mark Zuckerberg said Meta will spend aggressively on AI, adding that even "if we lose a couple hundred billion, it would suck, but it’s better than being behind the race for superintelligence." This is a rare, explicit statement that near‑term shareholder returns may be subordinated to AGI leadership. — A mega‑cap CEO normalizing hundred‑billion‑dollar losses for AGI escalates an arms‑race logic that will shape antitrust, capital allocation, and AI‑risk governance.