Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, recently stated that artificial superintelligence is ’now in sight.’ In an open letter, he described a future where superintelligence significantly aids humanity and fosters personal empowerment. However, he cautioned that this revolutionary technology should ideally be under the guidance of Meta. He asserts that other sources of superintelligence could threaten individual agency and imply that an age of superintelligence may bring new challenges and opportunities for societal development.

“I am extremely optimistic that superintelligence will help humanity accelerate our pace of progress. But perhaps even more important is that superintelligence has the potential to begin a new era of personal empowerment…”

Translation: I believe intelligent systems will greatly benefit human progress and provide personal empowerment to improve lives.