US President Donald Trump and leading technology executives have signed an artificial intelligence document setting out voluntary commitments on managing the risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems.
Trump described the agreement as “morally binding” after meeting senior executives from the technology industry in Washington on Tuesday.
“It’s almost like a Constitution in a way, and the biggest people in the world signed that and I signed it as president and it really is a form of protection,” Trump told reporters after the meeting.
Trump also said his administration was considering establishing an oversight committee to monitor the development of AI.
“We’re also thinking about forming a committee of sorts where we put maybe 10 people on that committee … so the committee can watch over the whole enterprise,” he said.
The agreement comes as governments and technology companies face growing pressure to manage the rapid development of AI. Leading AI companies have warned about potential risks to humanity and called for greater cooperation between governments to manage increasingly powerful systems.
Trump has previously argued that the US does not need new AI-specific regulations. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly last week, he said he “rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control” AI.
The document therefore focuses on voluntary commitments rather than introducing new government regulations.
The agreement was signed as the Trump administration continues to engage closely with the technology industry over the expansion of AI infrastructure and the development of increasingly advanced systems.
The administration has also backed rapid AI development as part of efforts to maintain US leadership in the sector, while the industry has faced increasing scrutiny over safety, oversight and the wider impact of the technology.
Reuters
