Mark Zuckerberg tells US govt why regulating AI models would be a mistake
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told President Donald Trump in a private call last month that he opposes plans for a new US AI regulator. The FINRA-style body, proposed by Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, would test frontier AI models for risk before release. Zuckerberg warned that delaying model launches hands China an edge. The White House is still weighing it against David Sacks' lighter,…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg communicated his opposition to the development of a national AI regulator during a private phone call with President Donald Trump in August, according to a senior White House official. The proposal, backed by Google scientist Demis Hassabis and some high-level White House officials, aimed to establish a regulatory body similar to FINRA, responsible for overseeing AI models and assessing potential risks before deployment.
When Trump initiated the conversation, Zuckerberg asserted that appointees to the regulatory body should embody Trump's approach to AI, which is generally seen as permissive. While the call did not halt the proposal, it did illustrate the influence private industry figures can exert on the administration's AI policy decisions.
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