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January 29, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg and the Drive Towards AI Superintelligence

Ranked No. 6 in AI Magazine’s Top 100 Leaders 2026 list, Mark Zuckerberg is steering Meta’s open source models and superintelligence ambitions

Mark Zuckerberg and the Drive Towards AI Superintelligence

TL;DR

  • Mark Zuckerberg is ranked No. 6 on AI Magazine’s Top 100 Leaders 2026.
  • Meta, under Zuckerberg's leadership, is investing heavily in AI, including open source models like Llama.
  • The company is pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI) and superintelligence.
  • Meta is making significant investments in AI infrastructure, planning to spend up to US$135 billion in a single year.
  • Zuckerberg advocates for open source AI to accelerate innovation and accessibility.