- Tech executives Elon Musk , Mark Zuckerberg , and Jensen Huang reportedly lobbied U.S. President Donald Trump against establishing new federal regulations for artificial intelligence, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- 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 safety.
- 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.
- Elon Musk suggested an industry-led approach where competing tech companies audit each other's advanced AI models prior to public release.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly maintained that existing laws are adequate to handle potential risks and rejected the need for new AI safety legislation.
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