Alexandr Wang wanted to make Meta 'cool again'
Alexandr Wang said his chaotic X posting, though spur-of-the-moment, is not without rhyme or reason.
TL;DR
- Alexandr Wang, Meta's Chief AI Officer, aimed to make the company 'cool again' through his X feed.
- He used memes about Meta's AI assistant, Muse, which he found humorous yet impactful on growth.
- Muse launched successfully, surpassing ChatGPT in popularity and marking Meta's first AI breakthrough.
- Wang believed Meta historically wasn't considered 'cool' despite its popular software like Instagram and Facebook.
- He felt the internet rewards risk and his energetic, sometimes impulsive, posts resonated with a public weary of older tech executives.