Zuckerberg Told Trump FINRA-Style AI Regulator Was Flawed as White House Weighed 2 Paths
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Updated · Business Insider · Sep 3
Zuckerberg Told Trump FINRA-Style AI Regulator Was Flawed as White House Weighed 2 Paths
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Sep 3
Summary
A previously unreported August call put Mark Zuckerberg directly into the White House AI debate, with the Meta CEO telling Donald Trump he opposed a proposed national regulator for advanced AI models.
The plan under review would create a FINRA-style body to test powerful models for risks before wider release, though another option is a voluntary industry group modeled on the Motion Picture Association.
Zuckerberg did not ask Trump to reverse course, but said any appointees should reflect Trump's light-touch approach; Trump initiated the call, according to people familiar with the exchange.
The proposal remains alive despite the intervention, underscoring how Trump's one-on-one talks with tech leaders can redirect policy after internal work is already underway.
The fight comes as AI agents grow more autonomous and security fears rise, while industry critics warn even voluntary testing standards could later harden into law.