United Kingdom, Aug. 12 -- Mark Zuckerberg has backed AI to "create and discover extraordinary new things".

The billionaire businessman - who is the CEO of Meta - has written an essay to outline his long-term view of AI, stressing that the positives of the technology far outweigh the negatives.

Zuckerberg wrote on the Meta website: "We are fortunate to live at an incredible moment in history.

"In the next few years, people will be able to use superintelligence beyond human capacity to create and discover extraordinary new things, build new businesses, express new ideas, learn new concepts, and advance our health and quality of life.

"As we get closer to this moment, it is important to develop a philosophy for how we can best use super...