Meta’s Zuckerberg warns banning China’s AI could backfire

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggests that the US should come up with a strategy to compete with China’s artificial intelligence instead of imposing a ban on it. In a recent interview, he pointed out that improved technology, and not restrictions, is the way to preserve the US position as a leader.

The arguments have moved beyond the discussion on how users will be able to access AI chatbots. Instead, the focus now has turned to the question of who is going to determine the next generation of AI platforms, as well as the developer ecosystems and infrastructure. Although the US is still the leader in this sector, the rapid development of Chinese models is outpacing what policymakers had planned.

American models still dominate global usage

A study done by RAND Corporation on internet traffic created by AI technologies across 135 countries stated that large language models in the USA made up the bulk of 93% of the worldwide internet traffic in August 2025.

Moreover, the market is growing massively as the number of users visiting top AI companies increased from roughly 2.4 billion in April 2024 to around 8.2 billion in August 2025. The US platforms continued to grow while the competition from China increased as well.

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