While Meta is now throwing billions at AI like all other companies in Silicon Valley, they have not yet abandoned the idea that they would build an online metaverse

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth is giving the metaverse a year to become a hit, according to an internal forum post reported by Business Insider. That time period will determine whether Reality Labs’ mixed reality efforts are “the work of visionaries or a legendary misadventure,

In an internal memo intended for Meta staff, the company’s CTO, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, shared that 2025 will be a pivotal year for the company’s metaverse ambitions. Meta is one of the companies intending to put all hands on deck in an effort to leverage opportunities in 2025.