Meta has launched Meta Superintelligence Labs with the vision of creating personal superintelligence accessible to everyone. As AI rapidly advances and begins to improve itself, the focus shifts to directing superintelligence towards individual goals and personal growth rather than solely automating valuable work. Meta emphasizes empowering people to use AI to enhance productivity and personal aspects of life, continuing a historical trend where technology frees humans from subsistence tasks to pursue creativity, culture, and relationships. The company foresees future devices like smart glasses becoming primary computing tools, blending technology and culture. With its resources, Meta aims to build the infrastructure needed to deliver this technology globally and is excited about the future developments ahead.
Mark Zuckerberg transcription
Alright, ready? Hey everyone! I want to talk about our new effort, Meta Superintelligence Labs, and our vision to build personal superintelligence for everyone. AI keeps accelerating, and over the past few months we’ve begun to see glimpses of AI systems improving themselves. So developing superintelligence is now in sight, but there’s this big open question about what we should direct superintelligence towards.
A lot has been written about the scientific and economic advances that AI can bring, and I’m really optimistic about this. What I think an even more meaningful impact in our lives is going to come from everyone having a personal superintelligence that helps you achieve your goals, create what you want to see in the world, be a better friend, and grow to become the person that you aspire to be. This vision is different from others in the industry who want to direct AI at automating all of the valuable work.
At Meta, we believe in putting the power of superintelligence in people’s hands to direct it towards what they value in their own lives. Some of this will be about improving productivity, but a lot of it may be more personal in nature. This is going to be a new era in some ways, but in others, it’s just a continuation of historical trends.
About 200 years ago, 90% of people were farmers growing food to survive. Today, fewer than 2% grow all of our food. Advances in technology have freed much of humanity to focus less on subsistence and more on the pursuits that we choose. And at each step along the way, most people have decided to use their newfound productivity to spend more time on creativity, culture, relationships, and just enjoying life.
And I expect superintelligence to accelerate this trend even more. The intersection of technology and culture is where meta focuses, and this will only become more important over time. If trends continue, I expect that people will spend less time on productivity software and more time creating and connecting. I think that personal devices like glasses that can see what we see, hear what we hear, and interact with us throughout the day are going to become our main computing devices.
I believe deeply in building personal superintelligence for everyone. And at Meta, we have the resources to build the massive infrastructure required and the ability to deliver new technology to billions of people. I am excited to build this future, and we’ve got a lot more to come soon.
FAQs
What is the main vision of Meta Superintelligence Labs?
The main vision is to build personal superintelligence for everyone that helps individuals achieve their goals, create what they want to see in the world, be better friends, and grow into the people they aspire to be.
How does Meta’s vision of AI differ from others in the industry?
Meta’s vision focuses on putting the power of superintelligence in people’s hands to direct it towards what they value in their own lives, rather than just automating all valuable work.
What historical trend does the speaker compare the development of superintelligence to?
The speaker compares it to the shift from 90% of people being farmers 200 years ago to fewer than 2% today, with technology freeing humanity to focus more on creativity, culture, relationships, and enjoying life.
What kind of devices does the speaker expect to become the main computing devices in the future?
Personal devices like glasses that can see what we see, hear what we hear, and interact with us throughout the day.
Why does the speaker believe Meta is well-positioned to build personal superintelligence?
Because Meta has the resources to build the massive infrastructure required and the ability to deliver new technology to billions of people.
By Manesh Ram, Digital Marketing Specialist. Please follow @maneshram & Meta
