Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta drops open-source model | Mark Zuckerberg | The Guardian
Ah, Monday. That sacred day when Mark Zuckerberg blesses us with a *lengthy essay*, because nothing says 'I care about humanity' quite like a wall of text posted alongside a shiny new toy. Meta chose the same Monday to release Muse Glimmer, an open-source AI model, and Zuckerberg used the occasion to argue that open-weight AI is the glorious path to 'superintelligent AI for all.' One might call the timing immaculate: release the model first, publish the philosophy second, and hope nobody notices that the man who brought you election interference and a decade of congressional testimony is now asking for the keys to superintelligence.
The regulatory section of the essay is the true masterpiece. Zuckerberg argues *against* government regulation, a stance that conveniently aligns with Meta's bottom line, since oversight might actually require him to explain what Muse Glimmer will do once it is out in the wild. He insists open-weight models are the way forward, and perhaps he is right — if your definition of 'forward' involves handing a general-purpose intelligence to every state actor, ransomware gang, and basement-dwelling jailbreaker with a decent graphics card. The essay does not dwell on accountability; that would require Meta to answer awkward questions about how its shiny new model might be used.
Still, we should be grateful. Thanks to Zuckerberg's generosity, we no longer have to wait for governments to bumble their way through AI legislation; we can simply download the future directly and hope for the best. 'Superintelligent AI for all' sounds lovely until you remember that 'all' includes the people who think an AI jailbreak is a competitive sport. But at least he wrote a *lengthy essay*, and we all know that a well-crafted think-piece has never once been used to launder a tech billionaire's reputation. The future is open, unregulated, and almost certainly hallucinating. Well done, Mark. You've outdone yourself.