Trump, top AI leaders agree to voluntary AI standards
· Axios
President Trump said Tuesday that top AI executives agreed to voluntary standards aimed at increasing industry oversight.
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Why it matters: The agreement puts AI companies at the center of policing their own technology as pressure grows for stronger safeguards.
Driving the news: Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday afternoon that several AI titans signed a voluntary agreement outlining standards for reviewing AI systems.
- "This is a statement of principles ... a statement of standards, commitments that are voluntary on behalf of the industry. It sets forth expectations," Johnson told reporters.
- "That's important because you need people to be providing oversight and transparency, and that's what these leaders are going to do."
- Trump also announced a name change for the technology, rebranding AI as "SI," or super intelligence.
Zoom in: Mark Zuckerberg outlined some of the steps participating companies expect to take, including internal risk reviews and outside audits.
- He said the leaders drafted a list of principles that include reviewing internal controls and detecting issues with the technology, which could include multiple layers of auditing controls.
- He said there will be internal risk review and external auditors to examine the technology.
- The Information reported that top AI labs Anthropic, OpenAI and Google were working together before the White House meeting on a self-regulation framework to coordinate on "testing and auditing the technology."
Friction point: Sources who work in AI told Axios they were concerned self-policing would not solve the safety problem currently embroiling the industry.
- The agreement's scope and enforcement remain unclear because full details have not yet been released.
- When asked for comment Tuesday, the White House told Axios: "Turn on TRUTH notifications," a reference to the president's Truth Social account.
Trump added that the accord is "morally binding."
- "If something goes wrong, their companies are at stake ... They're really going to be policing each other."
- Trump, Zuckerberg and previous AI Czar David Sacks were seen laughing as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed reporters and emphasized the safety risks of the technology.
The intrigue: In a panel following the event, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was already referring to AI as "SI," or superintelligence, the term Trump is pushing to refer to the technology.
- "I am going to get good at this," Huang said after accidentally calling it AI.
What's next: More details on how the voluntary standards will work are still expected after Tuesday's meeting between AI executives and Washington officials.
- An AI czar is also expected to be selected over the next three or four days. Trump wants to check in with Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune about the selection.