Scoop: Zuckerberg opposed a national AI regulator in a private call with Trump
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-09-04
Reporter Charles Rollet scooped that Mark Zuckerberg opposed plans for a national AI regulator during a private phone call with President Trump.
- The plan was championed by Google's Demis Hassabis and favored by some top White House officials
- It would create an independent, FINRA-style body to regulate new AI models
- Garrison Lovely commented Zuckerberg is "one of the last people you'd want to have the president's ear on this issue"
The episode highlights a split among AI giants: Google backing self-regulatory oversight, Meta opposing it.
Related event: Zuckerberg Privately Told Trump a National AI Regulator Is a Bad Idea(2 posts)→
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