Zuckerberg wants Facebook to build a creepy mind-reading machine Zuckerberg wants Facebook to build a creepy mind-reading machine Speaking at Harvard, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed the current research being conducted by the company into an interface that allows people to use their mind to navigate through augmented reality. While Zuckerberg assured those in attendance that there are no plans to produce a product that is surgically implanted in a person's brain, the idea of a device that can somewhat 'read minds' is sparking new privacy concerns.