The CEO and co-founder of Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said that locking China all down on artificial intelligence (AI) technology is “really wrong.”
Zuckerberg, in an interview with Bloomberg on the question of how the United States should approach the AI competition with China, on the need to lock it all down, said “I think that’s really wrong.”
The United States thrives on open and decentralized innovation, he said. “That’s the way our economy works, that’s how we build awesome stuff.”
Zuckerberg also said that keeping the United States five or 10 years ahead of China in AI technology is not a “reasonable goal” that can be maintained.
“What I do think is a reasonable goal is maintaining a perpetual, like six-month or eight-month lead, by making sure that the American companies continue producing the best AI systems,” he said.
He added that is, “If the U.S. can maintain that advantage over time, that’s a very big advantage.”
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