President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews during a meeting at the White House aimed at addressing Americans' fears about the technology. And they understand that they have to self-police,” Trump told reporters during an impromptu press conference outside the West Wing. Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson met leading executives from top tech firms that are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build out AI infrastructure, including data centres in communities across the country that have sparked grassroots, bipartisan opposition.
The group included CEOs who have called for a slowdown in the development of the technology after several high-profile incidents where AI agents have gone rogue. The accord, which Trump posted on his social media site Truth Social late Tuesday, opened the door to future regulation but focused on four voluntary steps for the companies to take. Read moreOpenAI cancels release of new artificial intelligence model over safety concerns The accord said the companies would implement “robust internal controls,” partner with an “independent external auditor” to assess whether the controls were working, and set up a committee among each company's board of directors to evaluate reports from internal and external auditors.
Trump repeatedly praised the business executives for developing a technology that he said would produce “unbelievable growth." Investment in data centres and the accompanying computer equipment has accelerated the economy and boosted the stock market, which has swelled investment accounts for higher-income Americans and lifted their spending. Yet there were some notes of caution Tuesday. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, who has been one of the most outspoken voices calling for a slowdown in the development of AI, said “the technology has very real risks.” To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.
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The accord was signed by Trump, Amodei, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk as founder of xAI, which is now part of SpaceX. Trump suggested there would be about 10 people named to a committee to “watch over the whole enterprise” and said the accord would be “morally binding.” He also said he would name someone to oversee the agreement in coming days after consulting with industry. Huang sat to Trump’s right during a White House luncheon meeting, according to a seating chart the president posted on Truth Social.
Musk sat to Trump’s left. Earlier Tuesday, Trump promised that the US government wouldn't limit the development of artificial intelligence or support calls for “guardrails” or other restrictions. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.
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