ASI & post-AGI futures stories

Jul 28, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg advocates for widespread distribution of AI superintelligence

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that artificial superintelligence should be widely distributed to empower all people rather than centralized among a few powerful institutions or experts. He rejected predictions of an AI job apocalypse and suggested broad access would create more jobs and entrepreneurship.

Jul 28, 2026·8 sources

Apr 6, 2026

OpenAI Proposes Four-Day Workweek and Public Wealth Funds in Superintelligence Policy Paper

OpenAI released a policy paper outlining how governments should prepare for superintelligence, proposing taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, a four-day workweek, and higher capital gains taxes to address job displacement.

Apr 6, 2026·2 sources

Top claims

▪Mark Zuckerberg argued that widely distributed superintelligence will create more jobs and make starting businesses easier, leading to a more entrepreneurial economy dominated by small businesses.
▪A June 2026 Pew Research Center survey revealed that only 8% of Americans have high confidence that domestic companies will develop AI responsibly.
▪More than 1 billion people globally use Meta AI on a monthly basis as of late 2025 or early 2026.