‘This is our space race’: Meta CTO says AI is a modern-day moonshot that the US should pour ‘as much fuel on as we can’

One of Meta’s top execs believes that the international push to reach advanced AI systems is the current equivalent of the moonshot.

“The people we’re discussing, especially China, are highly capable,” Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said on a recent episode of the podcast Possible. “They have a tremendously talented pool of engineers. They’re looking at the same thing we’re looking at.”

“You got to engage in the race. It is the race,” he added. “It is, you know, this is…