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Mark Zuckerberg Is Building a Digital Clone of Himself for His Employees
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April 14, 2026: The Stanford AI Index shows generative AI has hit 53% global adoption — faster than any technology in history — but also reveals a 50-point gap between expert optimism and public fear about jobs. An AI agent in San Francisco opened a store, hired staff, negotiated with vendors, and forgot to schedule anyone on opening day. Meta is building a photorealistic clone of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with employees — raising hard questions about leadership presence at scale. And a new Bloomberg Businessweek investigation finds college students are skipping the broken entry-level job market entirely and founding AI companies instead. Jacob unpacks what each story actually signals for leaders, organizations, and the future of work.