In a recent interview with The New York Times, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg criticized the growing emphasis on worst-case AI scenarios, arguing that fears surrounding the technology should not dictate how it is developed or who gets access to it. Although he stopped short of naming specific companies, his remarks were widely seen as directed at OpenAI and Anthropic, both of which have consistently argued for stronger safeguards around the most advanced AI systems. Zuckerberg argued that allowing a small number of organizations to tightly control cutting-edge AI would undermine innovation. “So much of the discourse from a lot of the other labs that are developing this is overwhelmingly filled with doom,” Zuckerberg said. “There needs to be a voice or several voices that are bringing realism to this debate.” The comments reflect Meta’s long-standing preference for making AI technology more widely available, positioning its open-weight Llama models as an alternative to closed systems. By contrast, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and Anthropic co-founder and chief executive Dario Amodei have argued that increasingly capable AI models require stronger oversight due to potential risks.