{"slug": "the-ai-future-is-not-really-for-everyone", "title": "The AI Future Is Not Really for Everyone", "summary": "Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, argued in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that artificial intelligence should be distributed widely to empower individuals rather than concentrated among a few powerful entities, comparing the potential of AI to historical innovations from the Wright brothers and personal computers. Critics note that Meta's own market dominance, history of stifling competitors, and role in spreading misinformation undermine Zuckerberg's vision of AI for everyone, while economic inequality and job displacement fears persist.", "body_md": "[Snippet: The AI Future Is Not Really for Everyone](https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-ai-future-is-for-everyone-a0c24e20?mod=hp_opin_pos_2)[ ☇](https://schwarztech.net/snippets/the-ai-future-is-not-really-for-everyone)\n\nMark Zuckerberg for *The Wall Street Journal* (via [John Gruber](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/30/zuck-ai-for-everyone)):\n\nIt is surprising that the discourse from many of those who are developing artificial intelligence is so filled with doom. I don’t understand why anyone who believes that AI will eliminate most jobs and much of humanity’s relevance would rush to build that future. The notion that AI is so dangerous that the only safe path is an extreme concentration of power seems dangerous. Historically, hoping that an absolute power will benevolently provide for humanity if sufficiently enlightened hasn’t led to safe or positive outcomes. […]\n\nPutting power in people’s hands to pursue their own aspirations is how humanity has made the most progress. Novel ideas and major steps forward rarely originate from established institutions alone. They came from the brothers in a bicycle shop who believed people could fly, the bookbinder’s apprentice with no schooling who figured out how to generate electricity, and the kid in a garage who thought personal computers could be for everyone. We believe this will continue to be true. As everyone gains more powerful tools, each person will become more capable of shaping the future, not less. […]\n\nRather than centralizing this power, we believe that delivering personal superintelligence to everyone is the way to answer this question. This has the potential to begin a new era of personal empowerment, in which individuals have greater freedom to pursue their interests and reach their full potential.\n\nThis is rich coming from the guy whose company has basically stifled as much of the Internet as it can due to its size and ubiquity. ~~Facebook~~ Meta has bought (or tried to buy) competitors and lobbied to get others out of the picture. It has all but monopolized the local classifieds, and has become the only place for a lot of discussions that isn’t Reddit. If you don’t have an account, there’s a lot you’re missing out on, since a lot is now behind a login wall, too. Let’s never ever forget that it is also the platform that empowered a lot of toxic discourse and falsehoods, too.\n\nThat aside, it’s really easy for the [#6 richest guy](https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/) to be downplaying employment fears caused by AI when [our K-shaped economy is getting worse] and making existing more of a struggle. Plenty of people want to pursue their own aspirations, but can’t because they have to work multiple jobs. Adding an AI subscription won’t magically fix that. There’s also the aspect of surveillance, exploitations, and general disregard for arts, knowledge, skills, and the environment. Therefore, I’m not interested in the nonsense this ~~manifesto~~ ~~advertorial~~ opinion piece is pushing.\n\n[Snippets](/category/snippets)are posts that share a linked item with a bit of commentary.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-future-is-not-really-for-everyone", "canonical_source": "https://schwarztech.net/snippets/the-ai-future-is-not-really-for-everyone", "published_at": "2026-07-30 22:44:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-30 22:52:55.949196+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Mark Zuckerberg", "Meta", "The Wall Street Journal", "John Gruber", "Reddit", "Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-future-is-not-really-for-everyone", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-future-is-not-really-for-everyone.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-future-is-not-really-for-everyone.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-future-is-not-really-for-everyone.jsonld"}}