Mark Zuckerberg said that companies can address AI safety as their own responsibility, arguing that competition and legal liability improve safety.
On 15 September, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed the view that companies can ensure safety in the artificial intelligence field themselves through competition and legal liability. His remarks were reported as differing in substance from the views of some industry figures calling for a joint slowdown in technology development.
In a post on X, Zuckerberg said that each lab has the responsibility and incentive to develop at an appropriate pace to ensure safety. He emphasized the position that companies have the ability to implement safety measures.
The remarks came after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in model improvements, with OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk also reportedly expressing public support. The media characterized the post as part of an ongoing debate on the issue.
Meta has emphasized that it previously delayed the release of an AI agent to strengthen its defensive capabilities and is pursuing efforts to independently assess the safety of its labs. It was also suggested that FTC discussions and legal developments are influencing the debate over corporate responsibility and safety.