{"slug": "trump-reportedly-approached-by-musk-zuckerberg-and-huang-to-block-ai-regulation", "title": "Trump reportedly approached by Musk, Zuckerberg, and Huang to block AI regulation", "summary": "Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly lobbied U.S. President Donald Trump against new federal AI regulations, according to The Wall Street Journal. The pushback followed a proposal by Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis and Anthropic's Dario Amodei for a dedicated AI safety regulatory body. Trump dismissed AI safety concerns as a hoax on Truth Social, arguing heavy restrictions would let China surpass the United States, while Musk proposed industry-led audits of advanced AI models before public release and Huang said existing laws are adequate.", "body_md": "# Trump reportedly approached by Musk, Zuckerberg, and Huang to block AI regulation\n\n- Tech executives [Elon Musk](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/elon-musk) ,[Mark Zuckerberg](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/mark-zuckerberg) , and Jensen Huang reportedly lobbied U.S. President[Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump) against establishing new federal regulations for artificial intelligence,*The Wall Street Journal* reported.\n- The pushback followed a proposal by Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis and Anthropic's Dario Amodei calling for a dedicated regulatory body to oversee [AI](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ai) safety.\n- President Trump dismissed AI safety concerns as a hoax on Truth Social, arguing that heavy restrictions would allow China to surpass the United States in technological advancement.\n- Elon Musk suggested an industry-led approach where competing tech companies audit each other's advanced AI models prior to public release.\n- [Nvidia](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/nvidia) CEO Jensen Huang publicly maintained that existing laws are adequate to handle potential risks and rejected the need for new AI safety legislation.\n\nMore bulletins", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-reportedly-approached-by-musk-zuckerberg-and-huang-to-block-ai-regulation", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/trump-lobby-elon-musk-zuckerberg-ai-guardrails-b3052133.html", "published_at": "2026-09-17 19:54:45+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-17 20:24:07.339030+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Elon Musk", "Mark Zuckerberg", "Jensen Huang", "Donald Trump", "The Wall Street Journal", "Google DeepMind", "Demis Hassabis", "Anthropic"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-reportedly-approached-by-musk-zuckerberg-and-huang-to-block-ai-regulation", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-reportedly-approached-by-musk-zuckerberg-and-huang-to-block-ai-regulation.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-reportedly-approached-by-musk-zuckerberg-and-huang-to-block-ai-regulation.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-reportedly-approached-by-musk-zuckerberg-and-huang-to-block-ai-regulation.jsonld"}}