July 28 (Reuters) – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ‌told the Financial ‌Times the U.S. government ​should not block Chinese models to gain an edge in the ‌AI ⁠race, and warned against “regulatory capture” by ⁠American frontier labs that could stifle ​domestic competition.

In ​an ​interview with ‌the newspaper published on Tuesday, Zuckerberg said that banning cutting-edge Chinese AI in the ‌U.S. would ​not be “an ​effective ​solution”.

Meta did not ‌immediately respond to ​a ​Reuters request for comment outside business ​hours.

(Reporting ‌by Gnaneshwar Rajan in ​Bengaluru; Editing by ​Sherry Jacob-Phillips)