Forget chatbots. Zuckerberg’s vision is much grander. He is betting that within a few years, AI will not just be answering your questions or writing your emails. It will be managing your schedule, anticipating your needs, running your home, helping you make decisions, and maybe even guiding your career. Call it Life-as-a-Service, powered by Meta.
The move is seen as a direct challenge to competitors. “The launch of Meta Superintelligence labs isn’t just an announcement; it’s a statement: Meta won’t settle for second place in AI,” commented Alon Yamin, cofounder and CEO of the AI detection platform Copyleaks. He added, “Meta and Mark clearly see this as a make or break moment for AI leadership.”
That, and also this might just be a fake PR stunt to make the Trump administration not seem so wrong (although achieving that would be like a sky-high wall climb with a big overhang). Remember that both Elon and Trump only really care about getting richer. Anything they say doesn’t have much substance to it. It’s all about facilitating their goals. If they feel like they need to do a 180-degree turn in order to boost their public perception, they will do that. I don’t think they have much integrity, spine, morals or ethics at all. That would just stand in the way of getting richer.