The Future is for Billionaires, the rest will get open weight AI models, maybe

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The Future is for Billionaires, the rest will get open weight AI models, maybe

The Register · 1 hour ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy manifesto titled "The Future is for Everyone," setting out his philosophy for how "superintelligence" should be developed and shared to benefit humanity. The Register's coverage is highly critical, arguing the post is long on vague, feel-good rhetoric and short on substance, and noting Zuckerberg's poor track record on similar past predictions, given his history running Facebook and Meta.

The piece points out that Zuckerberg previously declared "The Future is Private" in 2019 while running an advertising business built on eroding privacy, and that Meta's subsequent products, such as its camera-equipped smart glasses, have been criticised for undermining privacy rather than protecting it. The Register dismisses many of his claims as naive generalisations, including that a future Meta AI assistant will offer WhatsApp-style encryption for personal data and that AI tools will make everyone more entrepreneurial, arguing his post sidesteps harder global questions about wealth, human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

  • Zuckerberg posted a manifesto on "superintelligence" benefiting everyone
  • The Register calls it vague, self-serving and lacking substance
  • Piece cites Meta's poor track record on past privacy promises

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