Манифест Цукерберга: Meta выпустила open-source ИИ-модель против монополии AI

Meta on Monday, August 11, 2026, released a new AI model with open access for developers. At the same time, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a detailed statement warning about the risks posed by the concentration of control over advanced artificial intelligence.

What Meta Released and for Whom

Meta's new model is open for use by third-party companies and developers — in line with the open-access policy the company has been promoting since the launch of the Llama lineup. Meta consistently contrasts its approach with the closed models of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, which keep their source code proprietary and provide access only through an API.

The Llama series, which Meta launched in 2023, has become one of the most widely used foundations for academic and commercial AI development worldwide. Thousands of teams — from university labs to product startups — have adapted the company's open models.

• Release date — August 11, 2026
• The model is available to external developers under an open license
• The release is accompanied by a public manifesto from the CEO about the threats of AI monopolization

Why Zuckerberg Wrote the Manifesto

According to Meta, Zuckerberg warned about the risks of a scenario in which control over the most powerful AI systems becomes concentrated in a limited number of companies, institutions, or governments.

"Control over advanced AI must not be concentrated in the hands of a few — companies, institutions, or governments," warned

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, according to the company's official statement.

The manifesto appeared at a critical moment: in 2026, regulators in the US, EU, and China are actively discussing rules for access to powerful AI models. On the agenda — licensing, safety standards, and audit mechanisms. Meta's position in this debate is in favor of the broadest possible public access.

Open vs. Closed: Key Arguments

Meta's approach fundamentally diverges from the philosophy of OpenAI and Anthropic, which keep their flagship models closed. Proponents of closed AI warn that powerful models in open access can be used to create disinformation, develop cyberweapons, or bypass security systems.

Meta and its allies among academic and technology organizations counter that API access without the right to audit the code creates only an illusion of control, but not real transparency. Open models, on the other hand, allow startups, researchers, and small businesses to work with AI without dependence on the closed ecosystems of a few large corporations.

As AI increasingly influences labor markets, media, and government, the question of who controls the key models is taking on not only a market dimension but a political one as well.

What This Means

Zuckerberg's manifesto is a signal to the industry and regulators: Meta intends to remain the leading voice in favor of decentralized AI. While OpenAI and Anthropic keep the best models closed, Meta is betting on winning through community: the more developers build on its technology, the harder it is for competitors to ignore its standards.

*Meta has been recognized as an extremist organization and is banned in the Russian Federation.