Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the rise of artificial intelligence should benefit a broad range of people instead of being concentrated in the hands of a few. In a new op-ed published Tuesday, he pushed back on darker predictions about AI and argued for a model in which superintelligence is widely distributed.
His main argument is that broader access to advanced AI would create more jobs, not fewer. Zuckerberg also says these tools could make it easier for people to start businesses, suggesting that entrepreneurship would expand if powerful AI systems were available more widely.
The piece places Zuckerberg on one side of a larger debate over how AI should be developed and controlled. Rather than favoring a system dominated by a small number of gatekeepers, he is making the case that empowering more individuals and companies would lead to better economic outcomes.
The comments add to ongoing discussion across the tech industry about whether AI will mainly disrupt work or unlock new opportunities. Zuckerberg’s view, based on the op-ed, is that the strongest benefits will come if advanced AI is shared broadly enough to help people build, work and create on their own terms.
