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technologyWednesday, September 16, 2026

Huang and Zuckerberg push back on AI regulation

Today the AI safety debate got a clear faction line. Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg both argued that regulation is unnecessary and that safety is an engineering problem, directly contradicting the calls for mandatory safeguards from Anthropic's co-founder that dominated earlier this week. Meanwhile, the environmental and security costs of the AI buildout got fresh scrutiny.

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Safety vs. speed

The industry's biggest hardware and platform CEOs made their case against new AI rules today, while the push for regulation got a new data point from campaigners.

#01techcrunch.comSep 16

We don’t need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says

Jensen Huang told Dreamforce that AI is just hardware and software built by humans, so existing laws are enough. Three outlets covered it. This is the clearest rejection yet of the regulatory push from Anthropic and others.

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#02www.cnbc.comSep 16

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sides with Nvidia's Huang on AI safety and slowdown debate

Zuckerberg backed Huang's position, saying AI labs need to prioritize alignment or risk falling behind. That puts Meta squarely against Anthropic's Dario Amodei, who just published an essay criticizing the industry's pace.

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#03www.theguardian.comSep 16

‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn

Campaigners warn PFAS production is ramping up to serve AI's need for chips and data center cooling, despite links to cancer. It's a concrete environmental cost that rarely makes it into the safety debate.

Security and surveillance

Two stories today raised the stakes on digital trust, from government databases to your own face.

#04globalnews.caSep 16

RCMP ‘monitoring’ reports of massive North American drivers’ licence hack

The RCMP is monitoring an FBI investigation into a potential hack of government-issued identity records across North America. If confirmed, it could expose tens of millions of driver's licenses.

#05www.wired.comSep 16

ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

ZuckOff is a free app that detects Meta smart glasses via Bluetooth. It has over 5,000 iOS downloads and points to how quickly privacy tools are emerging in response to wearable cameras.

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