Zuckerberg's 4 most interesting views this week: Facebook will die sooner or later

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1. A new "Emotion" button will appear

Zuckerberg said that Facebook is developing another button corresponding to the "Like" button to provide users with more ways to express their emotions. Facebook previously did not want users to express their opposition through the "Dislike" button. However, Facebook now plans to publicly test a new button to help users express more of their emotions. For example, when users see death or sad content, they will be able to express their sadness through such a button. Zuckerberg said: "Regarding the 'Dislike' button, users have raised this issue for many years. Eventually, we will listen to your opinions and develop in this area. We will develop products to meet the needs of a larger population."

2. Artificial intelligence will become the key to image content filtering

Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook needs to adopt more clever ways to filter out disruptive content. He said that in the short term, artificial intelligence will be the key to achieving this goal. Currently, users can mark inappropriate image content to Facebook's community content standards department, but different users have different levels of acceptance of content such as violence and nudity. Zuckerberg said that recently, a photo of a 3-year-old Syrian refugee child drowning on a Turkish beach was widely circulated online, which shows that in many cases, pictures can have an effect that words cannot. He said: "At present, our computers can't view pictures and understand the content like humans. In the next five years, we may be able to achieve such functions."

3. Video and virtual reality will be the next frontier in communications

Zuckerberg said he expects the industry to enter a "golden age of video" in the next five years. Virtual reality will become the dominant medium for experience sharing. He also predicted that in the next 25 to 30 years, people will be able to express their thoughts directly to each other. Facebook acquired virtual reality headset manufacturer Oculus for about $2 billion last year and plans to start selling Oculus products in the first quarter of next year.

4. Facebook won’t live forever

Zuckerberg said that no company can live forever, and Facebook is no exception. He said that Facebook hopes to make the right choices to achieve its long-term goal of promoting a more open and interconnected world. He said: "I find it incomprehensible for companies and organizations that want to live forever."

Facebook will also hold another question-and-answer event at its headquarters on September 27, which will be attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.