Zuckerberg Calls Out Anthropic and OpenAI for Wanting to "Tightly Control" AI

The New York Times reports that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attacked Anthropic and OpenAI in a new interview, accusing both companies of wanting to "tightly control A.I. development." Zuckerberg positioned Meta as the open alternative, casting his competitors as gatekeepers of a technology he argues should be more widely accessible.

Meta has built its AI strategy around open-weights model releases, and Zuckerberg's comments are a direct expression of that bet made public. By naming Anthropic and OpenAI specifically, he is making a values argument alongside a business one — and doing it at a moment when both companies are fielding increased public scrutiny.

The interview arrived the same day Sam Altman was publicly signaling caution after a security incident. That timing sharpens the contrast Meta is trying to draw: the more tightly rivals hold their systems, the more distinct Zuckerberg's openness pitch looks from the outside.

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