The White House has advanced the debate on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, as former President Donald Trump announced a voluntary, non-binding self-regulation pact on AI after meeting with executives from America’s largest technology companies. Under this agreement, companies commit to internal controls, audits, and safety mechanisms without being compelled by new federal legislation at this time.
According to sources, the negotiations included top leaders from Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta.
Trump chooses self-regulation
“The tech companies will regulate themselves,” Trump said briefly following the meeting.
This self-governing model is at the heart of the new agreement.
Technology firms are expected to implement their own safety mechanisms and oversight processes directly within the development of their most advanced AI models.
However, information so far confirms that the agreement is not legally enforceable. Failure by any company to meet its commitments will not immediately constitute a violation of federal law.
Trump’s approach continues his existing policy. As previously reported by Aktualizovane.sk, Trump has opposed sweeping new restrictions on AI, asserting that overregulation could weaken the United States.
Tech industry’s most influential figures at the table
Those present at the White House included Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, and Mark Zuckerberg, sources say.
These companies have a decisive influence on the further development of AI, cloud services, chip manufacturing, data centers, and digital platforms.
Their role is crucial, particularly because government regulations often lag behind the pace of technological innovation.
For now, the White House has decided that companies should bear the greater share of responsibility themselves.
Zuckerberg describes multi-layered oversight
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly explained that the agreement should include several levels of audit.
It would start with internal risk assessments,
followed by external audits and the supervision of company boards.
This system aims to establish several layers of checks before the most powerful models are deployed for broader use.
However, it remains unclear exactly what concrete obligations the agreement imposes on individual companies and how compliance will be judged.
White House considering a federal oversight commission
Self-regulation may not be the only step taken.
According to sources, Trump is also open to creating a ten-member commission to oversee the development of the entire AI sector.
If established, this would amount to direct government oversight.
It is not yet clear what powers such a commission would have, who would serve on it, or whether its decisions would be binding for technology companies.
Thus, the White House is balancing two objectives: avoiding a slowdown in the US tech sector while responding to growing pressure for the state to address security risks.
Aktualizovane.sk has previously reported that under Trump, the White House has made artificial intelligence a key technological and security priority.
Concerns about AI grow even among tech leaders
The debate is no longer just between politicians and technology companies.
Some AI industry leaders themselves are warning that future generations of AI models could bring new risks.
These include cyber-attacks, misuse of autonomous systems, manipulation of information, loss of control over critical infrastructure, and the use of AI in the development of dangerous technologies.
Bill Gates has recently warned that if the most powerful systems are misused, the outcomes could be extremely serious—a warning previously reported by Aktualizovane.sk.
Trump suggests changing the name of AI itself
The most unusual moment came during discussion of how the technology should be named.
Trump revealed that his administration is considering dubbing the technology “superintelligence” rather than artificial intelligence.
He argued this renaming makes sense, saying in his view, the technology “is not artificial.”
It remains unclear whether this will be a political communication strategy or an official change in terminology adopted by the US administration.
US seeks to maintain its technological lead
Amid all the discussion, global technological competition looms large in the background.
The United States does not want to hamper its own companies with overly strict regulations at a time when China is investing heavily in AI.
Trump is thus promoting a model that gives the technology sector ample room for self-regulation.
The question remains whether voluntary commitments will suffice if new safety incidents emerge or competition among firms intensifies.
The answer will determine whether today’s agreement remains largely symbolic or becomes the foundation for a new US system of AI oversight.
Source: Info.sk, TASR
This article was translated from the original Slovak version with the assistance of AI.
