Meta's shares rose nearly 2% on Monday, indicating some investors believe DeepSeek's cost-efficiency could mean the social media company may be able to create powerful AI systems for less money. Meta announced last week plans to invest between $60 billion and $65 billion this year as part of its AI push. The company on Wednesday said its 2025 total expenses would come in between $114 billion to $119 billion.
Zuckerberg said Meta is still digesting some of DeepSeek's feats and his team hopes to eventually implement some of those advancements for their own AI projects.
"That's part of the nature of how this works, whether it's a Chinese competitor or not," Zuckerberg said, referring to how one company's advances end up benefiting others.