The Meta CEO has always had a bit of an image problem, but surely reported plans to replace him with an AI clone will help?

“For years, our CEO has been dogged by memes and jokes claiming he is an inhuman freak. How do we fix this?!”

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The Meta CEO has always had a bit of an image problem, but surely reported plans to replace him with an AI clone will help?

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“For years, our CEO has been dogged by memes and jokes claiming he is an inhuman freak. How do we fix this?!”
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