Trump tells AI giants to ‘self-police’: What does ‘morally binding’ White House deal mean? | Today’s news
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that leading artificial intelligence companies have agreed to a framework to “self-police” artificial intelligence development as his administration continues to oppose regulatory restrictions on the rapidly expanding technology, the AP reported.
Trump said this after a meeting with top AI officials at the White House, where he reiterated his support for the industry and argued that the US should not slow down AI development.
Why did Donald Trump support the growth of AI and reject handrails?
Trump said his administration would not seek to limit the development of artificial intelligence or support calls for more “railroads” in the industry.
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The agreement, known as the “White House Agreement on Super Intelligence,” commits AI companies to self-regulation by developing their technologies safely and transparently and ensuring proper monitoring and control.
Trump believes further regulation could stifle the growth of AI, which he sees as a major technological advance that could outpace the impact of the Industrial Revolution.
The agreement requires the companies to implement four levels of controls and audits, including internal monitoring, external evaluations and the establishment of an independent oversight committee.
The pledge obligates each company to responsibly develop its AI, ensure proper internal controls, work with independent auditors and provide transparent reporting on its security measures.
The agreement was signed by executives from leading technology companies, including Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI, NVIDIA and xAI.
“I will never stifle the growth of a technology that will be bigger than the industrial revolution,” Trump said, according to the AP. “We can’t shut it down and we’re leading a lot.
Trump also said he would officially rename the technology “super intelligence,” saying it was “not artificial.”
The comments came as scrutiny of AI risks intensified, including concerns about the unpredictable behavior of AI agents and reports regarding systems developed by OpenAI and Anthropic.
Who attended Donald Trump’s meeting with artificial intelligence at the White House?
The meeting was attended by several leading personalities of the American technology industry, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, also attended.
Attendees included Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, whose X platform developed its own Grok AI model.
Also in attendance were NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Trump later told reporters that AI companies are increasingly realizing the need to regulate themselves.
“I think I’m witnessing tremendous self-control. And they understand that they have to watch themselves,” Trump said during an impromptu press conference, the AP reported.
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Trump subsequently posted the “White House Super Intelligence Deal” on his Truth Social account.
What does the AI self-policing agreement say?
The agreement says each company is responsible for developing its AI technology safely and in a way that builds trust among customers and the public.
Under the agreement, companies should implement internal controls to ensure that monitoring, detection and other safeguards are working properly and that identified problems are addressed.
Companies would also designate an internal team to oversee these systems and work with independent external auditors or evaluators to conduct assessments.
The agreement further calls for an independent board committee to oversee the process and receive reports on the companies’ AI security measures.
Trump emphasized that the deal was “morally binding” rather than legally enforceable.
The agreement was signed by Trump and executives or senior executives of Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI, NVIDIA and xAI.
At the White House luncheon, Huang sat to Trump’s right while Musk sat to his left, according to a seating chart Trump posted on Truth Social.
The meeting came after Trump reiterated on Tuesday that the US government would not restrict AI development or support calls for “railroads” or other restrictions on the sector.
