Mark Zuckerberg has published a sweeping vision for personal superintelligence, arguing that the future of powerful artificial intelligence should belong to everyone, not just governments, corporations or the wealthy. On the surface, it is an optimistic and even compelling idea. Give every person access to extraordinary intelligence and you potentially democratise education, legal support, creativity, productivity and opportunity.

But that vision immediately raises a more uncomfortable question: why do so many people still distrust artificial intelligence?

In this episode of Artificial Intelligence to General Intelligence to Superintelligence, we explore TechCrunch’s sharp critique of Zuckerberg’s manifesto and ask whether the technology industry has fully understood the trust deficit created during the social media era.

The dis ...