‘Call us whatever the hell you want’: Mark Zuckerberg just launched an AI optimism blitz using nostalgia to sell Meta’s AI future amid backlash
- Mark Zuckerberg posted a nostalgic, people-first AI video — “call us optimists” — showing Instagram/WhatsApp/Meta Ray‑Ban moments as a boost to the company’s upbeat messaging.
- Critics say the ad distracts from real issues: Meta faces lawsuits, layoffs tied to AI use, a scrapped Instagram image pilot and worker complaints about Applied AI.
- Other AI leaders have softened doomsday job claims (Altman, Amodei), even as public backlash, worker resistance and protests over AI/data centers grow.