Trump announces tech CEOs' voluntary AI pact and renames AI "superintelligence"
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President Donald Trump said leading U.S. technology firms have signed a voluntary agreement on AI safety and issued an executive order to refer to artificial intelligence as "superintelligence".
President Donald Trump said the heads of the United States' largest technology and artificial-intelligence companies have signed a voluntary "Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities" to establish internal safety controls for AI systems. The agreement was presented after a White House luncheon that included CEOs Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang and Dario Amodei.
Trump described the pact as a "morally binding" framework that would enable companies to conduct extensive self-policing of their products. He added that the deal functions like a "constitution" for AI safety, noting his own signature as president.
In a separate action, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to replace the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI" with "superintelligence" and the abbreviation "SI" in all official communications.
The commitment outlines four layers of oversight: internal safety monitoring during model training, an internal team to verify that monitoring, external auditors to assess controls, and an independent board to review audit reports. The document does not require government regulators, public disclosure of audit results, or third-party selection of evaluators.
Critics, including some lawmakers and AI researchers, have called for stronger governmental oversight, arguing that voluntary measures lack enforceable standards. The tech industry has generally opposed stricter regulation, citing concerns about competitiveness and economic impact.
"This is a start and an accord that the whole industry could come to," Mark Zuckerberg said at a press briefing following the luncheon, describing the agreement as a historic conversation aimed at assuring public trust in technology.