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Trump Says Top Tech Firms Sign Voluntary Accord to Self-Police AI
AP News · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on AP News
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President Donald Trump and leaders of major artificial intelligence companies have signed a voluntary accord featuring internal and external reviews to address public concerns about the technology.
- President Donald Trump announced that a group of artificial intelligence company leaders signed a voluntary accord at the White House.
- The accord was signed by Trump, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and xAI founder Elon Musk.
- The agreement includes four voluntary steps: implementing internal controls, partnering with independent external auditors, establishing board committees to review reports, and opening the door to potential future regulations.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei acknowledged that the technology carries real risks and that discussions on how to address them are ongoing.
- Trump stated that data centers will provide financial support to local schools or reduce energy costs to ease bipartisan opposition in local communities.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated in a television interview that his company is increasingly prioritizing safety, having recently halted the rollout of a new model over safety concerns.
- Trump framed AI development as a global competition between the United States and China, emphasizing American leadership.
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