Meta is shifting how it plans to ensure widespread access to superintelligence, a suggestion that the company’s most advanced AI may remain closed so that Meta can stay in the driver’s seat.

While framed around safety, it’s hard to believe that the Meta boss isn’t thinking about how the company will make money. While it is generating impressive revenue from AI-enhanced advertising, a “personal superintelligence” would open up huge new business opportunities in hardware and subscription revenue.

Meta Platforms reported a surge in profit, with revenue rising 22% year-over-year to $47.5 billion, and net income exceeding $18.3 billion in the second quarter of 2024.The social media giant