“I do not understand why anyone who believes that AI will eliminate most jobs and much of humanity’s relevance would rush to build that future,” Zuckerberg wrote in an essay posted to Meta’s website Monday.
“The notion that AI is so dangerous that the only safe path is an extreme concentration of power seems inherently problematic. Historically, hoping that an absolute power will benevolently provide for humanity if sufficiently enlightened has not led to safe or positive outcomes.”
Zuckerberg, who is the world’s sixth-richest person with a net worth of $211 billion, sees AI as a catalyst for an “abundance of jobs in the future,” arguing that people will continue to invent new products and services—and the jobs needed to bring them to life.
He pointed to the fact that a generation ago, commonplace jobs like app developers, social media creators, electric vehicle technicians, and data center operators, barely existed.
And moving forward, the 42-year-old expects a new set of careers to spawn up, such as one-person studio designers creating physical products, world builders building virtual experiences, and personal biologists formulating personalized treatments.
