WSJ Tech News Briefing · Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that discussions around artificial intelligence should be more optimistic and cautioned against limiting access to the technology. He argued that superintelligence will be the most profound technological advancement of our lifetimes, but expressed concern about its power being concentrated in a few institutions.
“Mark Zuckerberg said, quote, superintelligence or smarter than human AI will be quote, the most profound technological advance we will see in our lifetimes.”
“But he cautioned against its power being restricted to a select few institutions.”
“Zuckerberg lent a high profile accelerationist voice to America's debate over how to develop and regulate increasingly powerful AI models, as his company races to catch up to rivals including Anthropic and Open AI.”