AI: Zuckerberg Bets on Muse, Amodei and Altman Call for a Slowdown

Key Takeaways

1Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto praising AI and promoting Muse as a personal assistant

2Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk are calling for a coordinated slowdown in AI development

3AI assistants like Muse and Instinct are being praised, while major players seek to influence regulation

Why it matters : These opposing strategies illustrate the divergent interests of AI leaders and their implications for innovation and regulation.

Two discourses clash around AI. On one side, laboratory leaders advocate for a coordinated slowdown. On the other, Meta highlights its assistants, with Muse at the forefront, and promotes a personal use of AI. This discrepancy is reflected both in the products and in recent positions taken.

Zuckerberg promotes personal use of AI and publishes a manifesto

Mark Zuckerberg, at Meta, is among those who advocate for the integration of AI into personal life. A few weeks before alarmist discourses about AI gained traction, he praised this technology. Last month, he published a 6,500-word blog post titled "The Future is for Everyone," where he describes a positive future enabled by AI.

Muse fits into a platform strategy for Meta

Muse, Meta's AI assistant, aligns with Mark Zuckerberg's goal of building a platform connecting consumers and businesses. While some industry players are calling for a slowdown, Zuckerberg appears ready to accelerate in the consumer AI space, after struggling to convince investors of Meta's costly choices. Being among the first in this market would allow Meta to set its own terms.

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Amodei, Altman, and Musk discuss a coordinated slowdown

Earlier this month, a researcher from Anthropic resigned, warning that AI laboratories "are playing with our lives," which fueled a news cycle about the possibility of AI leading to the end of humanity. In this context, Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Sam Altman (OpenAI), and Elon Musk (xAI) suggested that it would be in everyone's interest to coordinate a slowdown in AI development.

Popular assistants and incentives from major players

AI personal assistants, such as Meta's Instinct and Muse, are widely praised by their users. Some of the voices warning about the existential risks of AI are also involved in building cutting-edge models. Anthropic and OpenAI are presented as startups seeking to stand out in public markets. For the major players in the AI sector, organizing a deceleration could provide them with the opportunity to shape regulations to their advantage and equip themselves with a rationale if their models do not meet expectations, which would primarily benefit market leaders. At the time when Meta was promoting its strategy, the AI sector was facing a crisis of image triggered by criticisms of data centers. Two observations are made simultaneously: without regulation, AI poses significant dangers, but it is also likely to bring considerable benefits to society.