Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Awkward Guinness Sip Goes Viral During AI Podcast

A video of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg grimacing after taking a sip of Irish stout has gone viral, while the company's head of artificial intelligence, Alexandr Wang, also seemed less than thrilled with the beverage. Social media users spared no jokes as the two executives discussed Meta's AI ambitions on a podcast.

The Viral Guinness Moment

Mark Zuckerberg became the subject of mockery across social media after a video of him sipping a Guinness, holding the drink in his mouth, and grimacing as he swallowed accumulated millions of views within hours. The clip was filmed during an episode of the Cheeky Pint podcast featuring Zuckerberg, Alexandr Wang, head of AI at Meta, and host John Collison. Opening the episode with glasses of stout is a tradition on Collison's show. Zuckerberg even presented the host with a keg of beer he brought from Dublin, but the moment that captured attention was not the gesture, but how he attempted the drink.

Social Media Reaction and AI Ambitions

Netizens were quick to interpret Zuckerberg's facial expression, with commentators flooding Instagram and X with jokes and memes. Commentator Ed Zitron wrote that Zuckerberg should have simply spat it out and said it was disgusting. Despite the internet uproar over the beer, the bulk of the episode focused on Meta's plans in the artificial intelligence sector. During the 134-minute conversation, Zuckerberg and Wang discussed the Muse personal AI agent, the development of multimodal systems capable of processing various types of data, and privacy and security aspects. They also shared how they integrate these technologies into their daily lives, with Zuckerberg noting he uses an agent to analyze his MMA training videos.