Meta bets big on wearable AI, new AI agent as Zuckerberg pushes back against AI doom

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay | The Associated Press, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · September 24, 2026 · 1 min read

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Meta is going all in on a consumer-friendly AI agent and pushing forward with AI-powered wearable devices during a moment in the industry when its CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged it is a “wild time to be building.” At the company’s annual Connect conference on Wednesday, Zuckerberg opened his ke...

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