Mark Zuckerberg said the word 'AI' no less than 27 times during a Meta earnings call this week

• Mark Zuckerberg referenced AI about 27 times at Meta's earnings call on Wednesday.
• The CEO said AI is a "key theme" but denied the company is moving away from its metaverse plans.
• Google and Microsoft CEOs also referenced the buzzword dozens of times in their own earnings calls.

Mark Zuckerberg was careful to remind investors on Wednesday that Meta is very much invested in the AI arms race underway in the tech industry.