The future is for billionaires – the rest of us will get open weight AI models, maybe
Mark Zuckerberg muses about 'superintelligence' and 'arc of human civilization'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg declares in a public post titled "The Future is for Everyone" that the future belongs to the wealthy and privileged. Zuckerberg suggests that superintelligence will either be centralized and restricted to a few institutions or a tool to empower everyone. However, his focus on AI access and disregard for other pressing global issues, such as wealth inequality, access to resources, human rights, democracy, the rule of law, and access to justice, highlights a narrow perspective.
Zuckerberg's vision for superintelligence, as detailed in Meta's approach, is riddled with unrealistic claims about privacy, creation tools, and economic benefits, which fail to acknowledge the challenges of business creation amidst intense competition. Despite his call for accessibility, Meta plans to profit from providing AI access through a dynamic auction mechanism, leaving the rest of the world with free or affordable access.
While Zuckerberg acknowledges the importance of keeping AI accessible, he ultimately prioritizes monetization and power, echoing the sentiment that "the arc of human civilization has bent towards putting more power in people's hands to live and shape the world in the ways we believe are best."
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