Ahead of Meta’s quarterly earnings report, CEO says his company aims to bring powerful AI into the lives of millions
Whether it’s poaching top talent away from competitors, acquiring AI startups or proclaiming that it will build data centers the size of Manhattan, Meta has been on a spending spree to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities for the better part of a month.
In a new memo posted on Wednesday ahead of the company’s quarterly earnings report, Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, describes his ambitions for developing what he calls “superintelligence”.
“Over the last few months we have begun to see glimpses of our AI systems improving themselves,” Zuckerberg wrote. “The improvement is slow for now, but undeniable. Developing superintelligence is now in sight.”
Though he did not provide any details of what would qualify as “superintelligence” versus standard artificial intelligence, he did say that it would pose “novel safety concerns”.
