--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "33d0852d368033019a388cf3dad4d7e093599eb93ba9aaa53f4395fbf7099d97" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/33d0852d?lang=en" title: "Zuckerberg Opposes National AI Regulator in Trump Call to Guard China Lead" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-03T20:54:46.000Z" category: "Regulation" topics: ["meta","regulation","safety","china"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/ai/zuckerberg-opposes-national-ai-regulator-in-trump-call-to-guard-china-le-4bda63e6","https://x.com/SophiaCai99/status/2095583953570746636","https://x.com/politico/status/2095581647328436360","https://x.com/CharlesRollet1/status/2095581957010968672","https://x.com/leomschwartz/status/2095589317758366002","https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2095582646990708894","https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2095429089188561131","https://x.com/clashreport/status/2095472117730988524"] summary: "A secret phone call between Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump in mid-August focused on the potential risks of slowing down the deployment of advanced software models. The Meta CEO argued that adding a layer of government approval could delay new AI releases by one month and undermine U.S. competitiveness against China, according to a senior White House official. This opposition targeted a proposal for an independent, FINRA-style regulatory body championed by Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to test models for risk before broader deployment. Trump administration officials are now considering a voluntary, industry-led standards group modeled on the Motion Picture Association as an alternative, an approach suggested by David Sacks. This shifted focus follows a draft executive order for a self-regulatory agency that had stalled in the White House. Other tech firms, including OpenAI and Anthropic, were separately previewed on the regulator idea in mid-August, but Zuckerberg specifically told Trump the a national regulator was a flawed idea during the week of Aug. 17." --- # Zuckerberg Opposes National AI Regulator in Trump Call to Guard China Lead > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-03T20:54:46.000Z **Category:** Regulation **Topics:** meta, regulation, safety, china ## Summary A secret phone call between Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump in mid\-August focused on the potential risks of slowing down the deployment of advanced software models\. The Meta CEO argued that adding a layer of government approval could delay new AI releases by one month and undermine U\.S\. competitiveness against China, according to a senior White House official\. This opposition targeted a proposal for an independent, FINRA\-style regulatory body championed by Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to test models for risk before broader deployment\. Trump administration officials are now considering a voluntary, industry\-led standards group modeled on the Motion Picture Association as an alternative, an approach suggested by David Sacks\. This shifted focus follows a draft executive order for a self\-regulatory agency that had stalled in the White House\. Other tech firms, including OpenAI and Anthropic, were separately previewed on the regulator idea in mid\-August, but Zuckerberg specifically told Trump the a national regulator was a flawed idea during the week of Aug\. 17\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]()