Politics
Trump, top tech firms sign AI accord to self-police development
September 30, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 3 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Trump, top tech firms sign accord to ‘self-police’ AI development
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TGThe Guardian
Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
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MAMasrawy
ترامب: وقعنا وثيقة ملزمة أخلاقيا بشأن الذكاء الفائق ونستهدف التفوق على الصين
(opens the publisher’s site)Trump and leading tech executives signed a voluntary AI accord committing companies to internal safety controls and external audits.
- Trump announced the "Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities" on Tuesday after a White House luncheon with OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google and Nvidia leaders.
- The accord requires companies to implement internal safety controls, work with an independent external auditor and establish board-level oversight committees.
- Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to use "Super Intelligence" instead of "Artificial Intelligence" in official communications.
- Trump said he is considering a 10-person board to police AI safety and will soon name an official to lead White House AI policy.
- Trump described the accord as a morally binding document and said the US would hold malicious actors accountable for misuse.
- Trump called superintelligence the biggest industrial revolution in history and said the US aims to surpass China in the field.