Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly played a key role in shaping President Donald Trump’s voluntary AI agreement. On Thursday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) criticized the development, saying powerful technology companies should not regulate themselves.
Ro Khanna Pushes Back On AI Self-Policing
Khanna, a Democrat representing Silicon Valley, criticized the agreement on X, arguing that companies developing AI should not police the industry.
“Mark Zuckerberg drafted and circulated the AI voluntary pledge touted by Trump,” Khanna said, pointing to the absence of penalties and a specific timeline.
He compared the approach with other regulated industries, arguing, “We do not let airlines certify their own planes and grade each other.”
Khanna also said, “You cannot trust tech billionaires to self-police and write the rules.”
In a separate post, Khanna said technology executives can build companies and applications but should not be given “the keys to our democracy.”
Zuckerberg Reportedly Helped Shape Trump’s AI Pact
His statements came after Semafor reported that the idea that became Trump’s White House Accord on Super Intelligence emerged from a conversation between Zuckerberg and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
This conversation happened during last week’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Zuckerberg reportedly discussed AI regulation with Johnson before speaking with Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang about developing principles that technology executives could present at their next meeting with Trump.
The Meta CEO then circulated a draft ahead of Tuesday’s meeting between Trump and AI executives, according to the publication. Huang reportedly helped rally support among executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:SPCX) and other companies.
Trump ultimately released the document as a voluntary framework outlining broad principles for AI self-regulation.
Meta did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment.
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