The Meta boss has embraced AI in recent years (Picture: Getty/AP)

The Social Network would be a far less exciting film if Jesse Eisenberg just asked an AI to make Facebook.

But Mark Zuckerberg (the real one) is developing a personal AI agent that can perform some of his duties as CEO of Meta.

The tool,first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is an AI agent – powerful software that can carry out tasks like booking flights on a user’s behalf.

Zuckerberg’s AI agent’s job responsibilities could include rifling through reports and leaping over corporate types to get information.

A person familiar with the project told the paper that the model is still in development.

Meta has been approached for comment.

Meta owns some of the world’s top social media platforms (Picture: Getty Images)

Meta,which owns Facebook,Instagram and WhatsApp,is all about ‘Tokenmaxxing’ these days,a status term for using AI to the,well,max.

It’s not just a CEO AI bot being built – an ‘AI chief of staff’ tool called Second Brain,which can sort documents for projects,is proving popular,the insider told WSJ.

AI is being used in worker performance reviews,giving extra points to staff who use tools in the name of productivity,the insider claimed.

Some staff have handed their chat logs and work files to My Claw so the virtual assistant can chat with colleagues on their behalf,the source said.

Could AI replace CEOs?

There’s endless talk about how AI is coming for people’s jobs,such as writers,receptionists or customer service reps.

Could CEOs be next on the chopping block? Ema Murphy,who specialises in promoting CEOs,isn’t so sure.

The Bracket PR and Communications founder tells Metro that AI ‘will expose those who shouldn’t be there or underperform’.

She adds: ‘The human voice behind the business matters more,not less. AI may power decisions,but reputation,credibility and direction will always sit with the person at the top.’

Mark Zuckerberg has embraced AI in recent years (Picture: Getty Images)

Dr Janet Bastiman,chief data scientist at Napier AI,tells Metro that it’s not ‘inconceivable’ that bosses could be automated.

‘However,the critical issue is accountability,’ she stresses.

‘Our legal frameworks and protections are built on human judgment,ethics and responsibility and those are things we can ultimately hold people,and organisations to account for. Leadership is not just about making decisions,but about owning their consequences.’

Reports of Meta’s new AI CEO come as the company is eyeing sweeping layoffs amid the spiralling costs of AI software.

The lay-offs,first reported by Reuters,could impact 20% or more of the company.

A Meta spokesperson told the news agency that the report is ‘speculative’.

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