# What’s Behind Zuckerberg’s AI Optimism? Is the Battle for White House Press Access Over?

https://mins.news/en/video/73240

- NBC News, 2026-09-25 00:34 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K1GBU_euSg

> Despite growing calls for regulation, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern that AI companies should police themselves. He discussed Meta’s AI future and why its history of privacy concerns could make users less willing to trust its AI agents. Separately, a federal judge temporarily reinstated White House press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after the Trump administration barred them.

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