Trump and Tech Leaders Sign Voluntary AI Safety Accord
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U.S. President Donald Trump met with executives of leading artificial intelligence companies at the White House on September 29. The meeting ended with the signing of a voluntary AI safety accord, which Trump described as having “moral” force rather than legal enforceability.
Under the accord, companies will establish internal mechanisms to monitor the capabilities of their AI models and their compliance with safety standards. The framework includes internal monitoring, external reviews and cooperation with independent auditors. It also calls for safeguards against AI systems gaining unauthorized access to technical infrastructure.
The document was signed by Trump, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Elon Musk. Trump compared the accord to a “constitution” while stressing that it does not currently create legally enforceable obligations. The document, however, leaves open the possibility that the measures could eventually be incorporated into laws or regulations.
Trump also reiterated his support for the rapid expansion of data centers, which provide the computing infrastructure required for AI development. An NPR/PBS News/Marist poll conducted September 14–15 among 1,280 registered U.S. voters found that 65% opposed building data centers in their local areas. The survey had a margin of error of ±3.8 percentage points.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said after the meeting that data centers should be called “super intelligence factories”. He said such facilities contribute to the reindustrialization of the United States and create jobs across the economy.
Another development on September 29 concerned official terminology. Trump directed federal departments and agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official correspondence and other communications. The order defines SI, for implementation purposes, as technologies and systems covered by the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence.
The White House also launched America.gov on the same day, describing it as a single digital entry point for federal services and stating that the platform would use “Super Intelligence” technology.
The September 29 meeting therefore produced three concrete elements: voluntary safety commitments by major technology companies, continued U.S. support for expanding AI computing infrastructure, and a new federal terminology for artificial intelligence technologies.
The document was signed by Trump, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Elon Musk. Trump compared the accord to a “constitution” while stressing that it does not currently create legally enforceable obligations. The document, however, leaves open the possibility that the measures could eventually be incorporated into laws or regulations.
Trump also reiterated his support for the rapid expansion of data centers, which provide the computing infrastructure required for AI development. An NPR/PBS News/Marist poll conducted September 14–15 among 1,280 registered U.S. voters found that 65% opposed building data centers in their local areas. The survey had a margin of error of ±3.8 percentage points.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said after the meeting that data centers should be called “super intelligence factories”. He said such facilities contribute to the reindustrialization of the United States and create jobs across the economy.
Another development on September 29 concerned official terminology. Trump directed federal departments and agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official correspondence and other communications. The order defines SI, for implementation purposes, as technologies and systems covered by the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence.
The White House also launched America.gov on the same day, describing it as a single digital entry point for federal services and stating that the platform would use “Super Intelligence” technology.
The September 29 meeting therefore produced three concrete elements: voluntary safety commitments by major technology companies, continued U.S. support for expanding AI computing infrastructure, and a new federal terminology for artificial intelligence technologies.
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