Digital twins and AI factories will become the mainstream of the industry! Zuckerberg and Nadella reveal in unison: Enterprises will have their own AI production lines

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discussed AI technology on 5/1, covering underlying infrastructure, open-source ecosystems, and major transformations in future developer work patterns. They explored application scenarios from GitHub Copilot, Llama models to Digital Twin and AI factories. The two tech leaders ultimately stated: "Embrace AI, or risk being eliminated."

Every Platform Migration Starts with 'Rewriting the Entire Technology Stack'

Nadella pointed out that today's AI development is like the transformation from PC to internet, and then to mobile devices.

"Whether it's hardware architecture, storage systems, or programming language support, AI requires the entire technology stack to be rebuilt from scratch," he emphasized.

AI Model Efficiency Surge and Cost Reduction Bring Deep Application Opportunities

Nadella also mentioned that AI model efficiency increases 10-fold every 6-12 months, leading to rapidly declining overall costs and significantly improving the feasibility of collaboration between multiple AI models.

"Like multiple AI agents being able to communicate and complete tasks together," he emphasized.

Microsoft Embraces Open Source, Users Want Freedom of Choice

Regarding why Microsoft has strongly supported open source in recent years, Nadella stated:

"Not because we believe in open source, but because users demand it."

Whether it's SQL Server vs PostgreSQL or Linux vs Windows, enterprises need the flexibility of hybrid deployment.

Therefore, Azure will support both closed and open-source models and provide a comprehensive AI toolchain.

Every Engineer Will Have a Group of AI Agents in the Future

Both Zuckerberg and Nadella believe that future engineers will be like "technical directors" with a group of AI agents specialized in writing code, correcting, and modeling.

AI's code writing rate within Microsoft has reached 20-30%, with some projects being "almost entirely completed by AI," Satya emphasized.

Digital Twin Technology Matures, AI Factories Become Mainstream

Nadella specifically mentioned that "Digital Twin" will play a crucial role in future manufacturing and infrastructure.

"From chip design to factory processes, everything must first be simulated and optimized in the virtual world before entering the physical stage," he emphasized, noting that construction is currently beginning across the United States.

The Magic of Open Source Models: Using Distillation Technology to Become Smaller, Faster, and Smarter

Zuckerberg explained that for Meta's latest Llama model, which was originally very large, "Distillation" can concentrate it into a high-performance version with significantly reduced size.

In the future, developers can choose model sizes based on their needs and even create custom task agents.

Future Developer World View: Applications, Documents, and Code Will No Longer Have Boundaries

Nadella finally added that in his dream of the future, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint would no longer be standalone applications, but unified in an "intelligent workflow system".

Users can start producing content from chat, then gradually transform it into an App or analysis report, which is the true revolution brought by AI.

In this regard, Zuckerberg also stated that Apps, documents, and code will no longer have boundaries, becoming the same thing.

Don't Be Afraid of AI, Be Afraid of Not Using AI

Zuckerberg also added at the end: "It's not AI that will steal your job, but the person who knows how to use AI."

Both unanimously pointed out that we are at a turning point in industry and civilization. Developers should not fear AI, but actively embrace it to avoid being eliminated in this wave.