Mr. Zuckerberg made his comments about the hypothetical artificial intelligence as Meta posted a 36 percent quarterly increase in profit and a 22 percent jump in revenue.

Artificial superintelligence, which is arguably a synonym for AGI or artificial general intelligence, is "now in sight." So says no lesser an authority than his Royal Zuckness, Meta CEO and self-appointed soothsayer on the subject of synthetic thought, Mark Zuckerberg.