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Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building an AI clone to replace him in meetings

Meta is building an AI avatar of Zuckerberg trained on his voice, image, and mannerisms to represent him in meetings, with plans to expand the technology to creators as a platform feature.

Monday, April 13, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline

Meta is training an AI avatar of CEO Mark Zuckerberg using his image, voice, mannerisms, and public statements to interact with employees. If successful, the company plans to expand the technology to allow creators to build AI avatars of themselves. Zuckerberg is also spending 5-10 hours weekly on other Meta AI projects and technical reviews.

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