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The Wall Street Journal2026-09-02

Tech CEOs, Trump Administration Ask G-20 to Adopt Pro-AI Policies

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The request, as described in the report, was to minimize AI regulation. The executives argued that strict rules could strangle an industry capable of supercharging global growth and curing diseases. The report frames this as a coordinated pitch by CEOs and the administration at an international summit.

The article names several speakers, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk. The report's headline refers to tech CEOs and the Trump administration asking the G20 to adopt pro-AI policies. Altman, Huang, Zuckerberg, and Musk are described as among the speakers, without further specification of their individual remarks. The excerpt provides no additional quotes from them or from administration officials.

The article places the appeal in the context of efforts to shape AI rules at an international level. Its rationale links looser regulation to economic gains and potential medical breakthroughs, including the ability to cure diseases. What exact policies the group wants the G20 to adopt is not stated in the excerpt. No G20 response to the request is reported in the passage, leaving the outcome open.

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