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U.S. pushes Carolina Principles in G20 AI-regulation talks

9/2/2026

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U.S. officials hosted a two-day G20 AI-regulation meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on September 1, 2026.
Tech adviser Michael Kratsios urged participants to adopt the Carolina Principles, which avoid technology-specific regulations.
The European Union’s safety-focused AI Act and recent AI security breaches were cited as a counterpoint to U.S. deregulation.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned expanding data-centre capacity will need hundreds of thousands of tradespeople, a shortage his company faces.

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U.S. officials hosted a two-day G20 AI-regulation meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on September 1, 2026.
Tech adviser Michael Kratsios urged participants to adopt the Carolina Principles, which avoid technology-specific regulations.
The European Union’s safety-focused AI Act and recent AI security breaches were cited as a counterpoint to U.S. deregulation.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned expanding data-centre capacity will need hundreds of thousands of tradespeople, a shortage his company faces.