WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that technology leaders had signed a voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) safety accord. He also backed rapid data centre expansion.
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said participating companies agreed to establish internal controls for their AI systems. Auditors would assess those procedures and report to company boards.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, SpaceX AI Founder and CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang, and CEO of AMD Lisa Su attend a luncheon for tech leaders hosted by US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 29, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Trump described the agreement as “almost like a constitution, in a way”. He said he had signed it alongside technology executives.
However, a separate government oversight proposal remains under consideration. Trump floated a 10-person board to monitor AI safety but did not name potential members.
Meanwhile, White House meeting participants included OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Zuckerberg. Google’s Sundar Pichai and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang also attended.
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On infrastructure, Trump backed data centre construction despite local concerns about electricity demand and utility costs. These facilities provide the computing power to train and run AI models.
He also promised that technology companies would make financially beneficial contributions to host communities. However, he gave no amounts or delivery schedules.
Community opposition presents a political challenge for Republicans before the November 3 midterm elections. Separately, Trump rejected cooperation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on AI governance.
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He argued that joint restrictions could hinder American companies’ ability to compete with Chinese products. Tuesday also brought the launch of America.gov, an AI-powered gateway to government services.
The US General Services Administration unveiled it with the White House’s National Design Studio. Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia led the tool’s design. Google, SpaceX, Meta and 8VC appeared as sponsors in the launch program.
