Posted Jul 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM UTCJQuoteMark Zuckerberg wrote an op-ed about AI for the WSJ.Zuckerberg argues that bringing “superintelligence” to more people is better than centralizing who controls AI:As intelligence becomes abundant, the most important question will be how we direct it. Some argue that superintelligence itself, or a small set of experts who control it, should decide what is best for humanity. I disagree. The history of democracy and economics has shown that there is no single objective answer to how people define the best life, and therefore the best approach is letting people decide what matters to them.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jay PetersLoading commentsGetting the conversation ready...The Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)
Mark Zuckerberg wrote an op-ed about AI for the WSJ.
Zuckerberg argues that bringing “superintelligence” to more people is better than centralizing who controls AI: > As intelligence becomes abundant, the most important question will be how we direct it. Some argue that superintelligence itself, or a small set of experts who control it, should decide what is best for humanity. I disagree. The history of democracy and economics has shown that there is no single objective answer to how people define the best life, and therefore the best approach is letting people decide what matters to them.
Zuckerberg argues superintelligence should be decentralized, not expert-controlled, in WSJ op-ed. For CIOs, this shapes the open vs. closed AI governance debate—affecting foundation model vendor choices and enterprise infrastructure strategy for 2026-27.
