Zuckerberg rejects calls for industry-wide AI slowdown, says labs can act on safety themselves

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected calls for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development, saying companies have strong incentives to build safely. He said trust and alignment will differentiate AI models, adding that labs ignoring alignment will fall behind. He said Meta delayed its Muse agent for months over safety and security concerns without waiting for rivals to do the same.