Mark Zuckerberg and Daniel Ek share why Europe should embrace open-source AI
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek have voiced concerns about Europe’s open-source AI rules, warning that the continent could fall behind due to its tangled regulations.
Though Spotify and Meta use AI in different ways, we agree that thoughtful, clear and consistent regulation can foster competition and innovation while also protecting people and giving them access to new technologies that empower them.
– Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, August 2024
In their joint statement, they pointed out that a divide is starting to form between those who can harness AI technology and those who can’t. They suggest that Europe’s best bet is open-source AI – where the tech is freely available to everyone. This approach helps prevent a few big players from dominating the market (which is the EU’s regulators’ main concern), and it levels the playing field for everyone.
Europe, with its strong base of open-source developers, is in a great position to ride the wave of open-source AI, according to Zuckerberg and Ek. However, the continent’s patchwork of regulations, which are often inconsistently applied, is slowing down innovation and putting developers at a disadvantage.
Mark Zuckerberg (on the left) and Daniel Ek (on the right). | Image credit – Meta
For instance, Ireland’s privacy regulator recently told Meta to hold off on launching its AI models in Europe, delaying plans to use data from Facebook and Instagram. Because of these current rules, Meta won’t be able to roll out its new AI models, like Llama multimodal, which can understand images. This means Europeans could end up with AI built for other regions, the CEOs warned.
Apple Intelligence won’t be launching in Europe either, thanks to concerns over the Digital Markets Act (DMA). While the act is designed to boost competition and interoperability in the digital market, Apple is worried it could compromise user privacy and data security.
While I agree that regulations are crucial for managing AI and protecting our data, I also think EU regulators need to create clearer laws. This would help tech companies bring new innovations to all users, no matter where they are. Whether EU lawmakers will listen to feedback from big tech is still up in the air.
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