Zuck is refusing to give up on his $15-billion-a-year metaverse dream and insists AI will play a critical role in it

• Mark Zuckerberg has no intention of giving up on the metaverse.
• The Meta chief told The Verge that the company was still investing heavily in it.
• Zuckerberg also said he saw AI as critical to Meta's future products.

Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know Meta is not pivoting to AI.

In an interview with The Verge, the Meta CEO said the company was still focused on the metaverse despite recent AI investments.