Zuck, Trump, and the AI Decree: Same Old Power-Grabbing Shit, Different Buzzwords

Right, so here’s the gist of this little circus: according to the article, Mark Zuckerberg apparently had a hand in drafting Trump’s AI industry decree, which is exactly the sort of cozy backroom bullshit you’d expect when tech billionaires and politicians start pretending they’re “shaping the future” for everyone’s benefit. Spoiler: they’re usually shaping it for themselves.

The article lays out how Zuckerberg, or at least Meta’s influence machine, was involved in helping form policy language around AI regulation. Which is just fucking wonderful, isn’t it? Let the people building the giant data-harvesting machines also help write the rules that are supposed to restrain them. That’s like asking a raccoon to draft security policy for the bin shed.

The broader point is that this decree wasn’t cooked up in some noble vacuum of public interest. No, it looks more like industry insiders got their greasy fingerprints all over it. Big Tech firms, especially the ones already elbow-deep in AI, want regulation that sounds tough and responsible while conveniently cementing their own dominance. Nice little trick: raise the compliance burden high enough and smaller competitors get strangled while the giants smile and call it “safety.”

There’s also the political angle, because of course there fucking is. Trump gets to posture as the strongman steering American tech supremacy, while industry players get a direct line into the rulemaking. Everybody on the inside gets something. The public gets PR sludge about innovation, national competitiveness, and responsible governance. Same scam, fresh coat of AI paint.

The article also points to the increasingly blurred line between government policymaking and corporate lobbying in AI. And if that surprises you, I’ve got a bridge server running Windows ME to sell you. The people with the most money, infrastructure, and lobbying muscle are making damn sure they’re not just participating in the AI future, but fucking writing it.

So the real takeaway? This isn’t just about Zuckerberg or Trump individually being sneaky bastards—though, let’s not undersell that possibility. It’s about how AI policy is being shaped by the same elite clown parade that always shows up when there’s profit, power, and control on the table. They’ll call it leadership. I call it pre-emptive regulatory capture with extra silicon-flavored bullshit.

And naturally, all of this matters because whatever gets baked into these decrees now could influence how AI is developed, regulated, and monopolized for years. Once the big bastards get their preferred language into policy, good luck prying it out later with anything short of subpoenas, fire, or an angry sysadmin with root and a grudge.

Anecdote time: this reminds me of the time management asked me to “collaboratively define access controls” with the same idiot who kept sharing admin passwords in spreadsheets called final_final_v3.xlsx. Strange how the policy ended up giving him more access and me more cleanup. Funny how that fucking works. Anyway, that’s your AI governance masterclass from people who’d happily lock the server room, lose the key, and invoice you for improved security.

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