Mark Zuckerberg

And then some of them are ones that other people did where we take pride in learning from what is working in the world. You know, we're not embarrassed about learning from things that other people like discovered that were good first. And then we build a better version of it. And I mean, I think that that's, You know, no one company is going to invent everything.

And then some of them are ones that other people did where we take pride in learning from what is working in the world. You know, we're not embarrassed about learning from things that other people like discovered that were good first. And then we build a better version of it. And I mean, I think that that's, You know, no one company is going to invent everything.

I think if you don't invent anything, then it's hard to kind of be a successful company. But I do think that there's a mix of this. There are more smart people outside of your company than inside your company.

I think if you don't invent anything, then it's hard to kind of be a successful company. But I do think that there's a mix of this. There are more smart people outside of your company than inside your company.

If you're not learning from what's going on in the market, then you're missing a lot of opportunities to get valuable signal from people in the community and customers about what they want you to be doing.

If you're not learning from what's going on in the market, then you're missing a lot of opportunities to get valuable signal from people in the community and customers about what they want you to be doing.

I think almost all of the major technology companies at this point are primarily using open source stacks. So yeah, I mean, we wouldn't have been able to get built without open source. I think probably that's true for any new company that's been created since like, I don't know, the late 1990s or something. For us, open source has been important and valuable.

I think almost all of the major technology companies at this point are primarily using open source stacks. So yeah, I mean, we wouldn't have been able to get built without open source. I think probably that's true for any new company that's been created since like, I don't know, the late 1990s or something. For us, open source has been important and valuable.

Yeah, yeah. No, and it's great. It makes it super easy to develop stuff quickly and iterate quickly. But we've also had an interesting relationship with this because, sequentially, as a company, we came after Google. So Google was the first of the great companies that built this distributed computing infrastructure. So they came first.

Yeah, yeah. No, and it's great. It makes it super easy to develop stuff quickly and iterate quickly. But we've also had an interesting relationship with this because, sequentially, as a company, we came after Google. So Google was the first of the great companies that built this distributed computing infrastructure. So they came first.

They were like, all right, let's keep this proprietary because it's a big advantage for us. And then we're like, all right, we need that too. But we built it. And then we're like, OK, not an advantage for us because Google already has that. So we might as well just make it open. And by making it open, then you basically get this whole community of people building around it.

They were like, all right, let's keep this proprietary because it's a big advantage for us. And then we're like, all right, we need that too. But we built it. And then we're like, OK, not an advantage for us because Google already has that. So we might as well just make it open. And by making it open, then you basically get this whole community of people building around it.

So it wasn't going to help us compete with Google for, any of the stuff that we were doing to have that technology. But what we were able to do with things like Open Compute were get it to become the industry standard. So now you have all these other cloud service platforms that basically use Open Compute.

So it wasn't going to help us compete with Google for, any of the stuff that we were doing to have that technology. But what we were able to do with things like Open Compute were get it to become the industry standard. So now you have all these other cloud service platforms that basically use Open Compute.

And because of that, the supply chain is standardized around our designs, which means that it's way more supply, way cheaper to produce. We've saved billions of dollars. And the quality of the stuff that we get to use goes up. So all right, that's like a win-win. I think in order for this to work, we do a lot of open source stuff. We do a lot of closed source stuff. I'm not like a zealot on this.

And because of that, the supply chain is standardized around our designs, which means that it's way more supply, way cheaper to produce. We've saved billions of dollars. And the quality of the stuff that we get to use goes up. So all right, that's like a win-win. I think in order for this to work, we do a lot of open source stuff. We do a lot of closed source stuff. I'm not like a zealot on this.

I think open source is very valuable. But I also think it sort of makes sense for us because of our position in the market. And the same for AI. I'm going to run long.

I think open source is very valuable. But I also think it sort of makes sense for us because of our position in the market. And the same for AI. I'm going to run long.

Yeah. You know, similar deal. You know, we want to make sure that we have access to a leading AI model, right? I think just like we want to build the hardware so that we can build the best social experiences for the next 20 years, I don't think that... You know, for us, it's like we've just been... We've been through too much stuff with the other platforms to fully depend on anyone else.

Yeah. You know, similar deal. You know, we want to make sure that we have access to a leading AI model, right? I think just like we want to build the hardware so that we can build the best social experiences for the next 20 years, I don't think that... You know, for us, it's like we've just been... We've been through too much stuff with the other platforms to fully depend on anyone else.