Zuckerberg, in a note, said that the countries that lead in the development of advanced AI will contribute to a geopolitical balance of power. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has warned that the US risks losing its edge to China in artificial intelligence (AI), noting that the latter needs to scale up building energy and data centers.
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“Which nations lead the development and deployment of advanced AI will contribute to a new geopolitical balance of power that will determine the prevalence of democratic values, prosperity, and security in the future,” Zuckerberg said in the note. Historically, hoping that an absolute power will benevolently provide for humanity if sufficiently enlightened has not led to safe or positive outcomes,” he said. He also warned that any policy that could slow AI model releases could risk the leadership of the US on the count. “Any policy that slows American model releases — even by a month — could add significant risk to American leadership while letting foreign models race ahead. At the same time, when new capabilities emerge, it is important that the US government has advanced knowledge and resources to harden critical systems, and potentially some period of advantage in using advanced systems,” he added. “The notion that AI is so dangerous that the only safe path is an extreme concentration of power seems inherently problematic.
