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Zuckerberg, Musk and Huang lobby Trump to block Hassabis AI regulation plan

WSJ reports the three tech leaders directly appealed to Trump and stalled a proposed AI regulatory framework pushed by Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis.

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What to know

  • WSJ reports that direct outreach from Zuckerberg, Huang, and Musk to Trump stalled a regulatory framework proposed by DeepMind's Demis Hassabis.
  • The episode exposes a split among AI leaders: Zuckerberg and Huang oppose slowing development, while Musk has backed Anthropic's Amodei on pacing advances despite lobbying against Hassabis's plan.
  • The report signals continued White House resistance to formal AI safety regulation amid industry pressure.

Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg Meta CEOJensen HuangJensen Huang Nvidia CEOElon MuskElon Musk xAI/Tesla CEODonald TrumpDonald Trump U.S. PresidentDemis HassabisDemis Hassabis Google DeepMind CEODario AmodeiDario Amodei Anthropic CEO

How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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    Forbes details industry split behind the lobbying

    Follow-up reporting notes Zuckerberg and Huang have recently opposed calls to slow down frontier AI development, while Musk has separately backed a push by Anthropic's Dario Amodei to pace advancements.

    1. 7 outlets Trump reportedly approached by Musk, Zuckerberg, and Huang to block AI regulation

      first by The Independent, 9d ago · also 24/7 Wall St., Yahoo Finance, Yahoo, Newswav, Forbes, TechRepublic

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    • forbes.com

      Zuckerberg and Huang have recently opposed calls to slow down frontier AI development while Musk has backed a push by Amodei to pace advancements until

      forbes.comBluesky9d ago27▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    WSJZuckerberg, Huang, Musk stall Hassabis AI regulation plan

    The Wall Street Journal reports that Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk recently spoke with Trump and successfully stalled an AI regulatory plan proposed by Demis Hassabis.

    1. 2 outlets first by Tech Startups, 9d ago · also Wall Street Journal · read ↗