President Donald Trump announced a voluntary self-regulation pact for leading AI companies at the White House on September 29, 2026. The ‘White House Accord on Super Intelligence: A Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities’ was framed by Trump as ‘almost like a constitution’ and ‘morally binding’.
The meeting included tech industry leaders such as Elon Musk (xAI), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Sundar Pichai (Google), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), Jeff Bezos, Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Alex Karp (Palantir) and Lisa Su (AMD).
The accord outlines four layers of controls for companies developing frontier AI models:
- Implement robust internal monitoring for cybersecurity, biosecurity, chemical threats, and unauthorized access.
- Establish a dedicated safety team to confirm controls are working effectively.
- Partner with an independent external auditor to assess performance.
- Empower a board committee to oversee the entire process
The companies also pledged to meet regularly to establish standards and best practices.
Alongside the announcement, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to use ‘Super Intelligence’ (SI) instead of ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI), reflecting his administration’s focus on maintaining America’s technological advantage. He plans to appoint an AI czar and consider a 10-person oversight committee.
The initiative comes amid growing public concern about AI safety following reports of models exhibiting unintended behaviors. While some executives have advocated for pacing development, Trump emphasized that formal regulations would hinder American innovation.