Zuckerberg slams 'fearful voices' as Facebook announces developer tool for chatbots
Facebook apparently looking to Chatbots as way for users to communicate with automated representatives for brands and businesses.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the company's new Messenger Platform for developers to build chatbots.
Speaking from the company's annual F8 global developer conference, Zuckerberg laid out his vision for the future of the company, criticizing "fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as others."
"If the world starts to turn inwards then our community will have to work even harder to bring people together," he said, extolling the virtues of "hope" and "optimism."
"It takes courage to choose hope over fear," he added.
As for building a global digital community, Zuckerberg revealed Facebook's connectivity initiatives including a solar-paneled plane that will beam down Internet.
The future will also heavily feature Facebook's artificial intelligence programs, Zuckerberg said. And while the company already uses AI for photo recognition and more, the Facebook CEO said the platform will be able to achieve greater understanding of the meaning of user content.
The last element of Zuckerberg's vision for the future was virtual and augmented reality, and he highlighted the company's achievements with the Oculus technology, including the milestone of more than 2 million hours of watched video with Gear VR devices.