Mark Zuckerberg Steals Trump’s Phone to Debate AI, Regulator Drama Ensues
KEY POINTS
- •In August 2026, Mark Zuckerberg called Donald Trump to express skepticism about a national AI regulator plan.
- •The proposal, supported by Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis, would create a FINRA-like watchdog for AI risks.
- •David Sacks opposed the regulator, favoring a voluntary Motion Picture Association-style system backed by Elon Musk.
In a cinematic August phone call, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg dialed up former President Donald Trump — yes, the viral combo nobody saw coming in 2026 — to share his worries about a proposed national AI regulator inspired by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The plan, pushed by Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind fame, aims to keep AI in check before bots go full ’Skynet’. But Zuckerberg scoffed, warning any watchdog should mirror Trump’s famously light-touch AI approach—because who better to police robo-revolutions than the man who once called AI 'somebody else’s problem'? Meanwhile, David Sacks, ex-Trump AI advisor, called government regulation a 'DMV for AI' and proposed a Motion Picture Association-style voluntary ratings system, hoping to label AI models 'PG-13' instead of ’Terminator’. Elon Musk stayed suspiciously silent. Meta declined to comment, Google ignored requests, and the saga remains an AI cliffhanger worth a binge-watch.
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(1 of 3)Why regulate AI when you can have Trump and Zuckerberg grilling each other like it’s tech’s weirdest episode of ‘Catfish’? The future’s safe while these two arbitrate innovation by phone.
If AI regulation was a party, Trump and Zuckerberg just showed up as the uninvited weird uncle and the Instagram influencer nobody trusts.
Watching Zuckerberg lobby Trump on AI rules is like seeing your dentist argue with your Uber driver about your next root canal.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/3/2026 | Author: Sophia Cai,Charles Rollet
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