As Meta AI expands to its own app to take on ChatGPT, CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues that AI friends could help people feel less alone and 'add value to their lives.'

Mark Zuckerberg thinks maybe it’s time you send an AI bot a friend request. Last week, the Meta CEO sat down for an hour-long conversation with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel and argued that it’s only a matter of time before society sees the “value” in AI friendships.

At the forefront of this transformation is Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta Platforms, whose innovations have fundamentally reshaped the way billions of people interact globally. From Facebook’s original mission to connect college students to today’s expansive virtual and AI-driven platforms,