The US government should not block Chinese artificial intelligence in an attempt to gain the upper hand in the race to develop the groundbreaking technology, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has told the Financial Times.

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

In an op-ed, the Meta chief rejected the idea that either AI systems themselves or a small group of experts should determine what is best for society.

In an interview with the newspaper published on Tuesday, Zuckerberg said that banning cutting-edge Chinese AI in the US would not be "an effective solution".