Donald Trump and AI: tech giants self-regulate against risks

Last updated 9/30/2026

On September 29, 2026, at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the signing of a major pact with the leaders of six of the largest American technology companies specializing in artificial intelligence. This agreement, titled "White House Accord on Super Intelligence – Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities," commits Google (Sundar Pichai), Anthropic (Dario Amodei), Meta (Mark Zuckerberg), OpenAI (Greg Brockman), xAI (Elon Musk), and Nvidia (Jensen Huang) to strict self-regulation of their AI technologies. The stated goal is to prevent AI from "running wild" (RT.com) or "self-regulating" (Sudinfo.be), a move described by Trump as "morally binding" (Sudinfo.be, Politiken.dk). The signatory companies have pledged to implement "robust internal processes and controls" to ensure that their...

A general consensus emerges among Western sources, whether popular, liberal, or center-left, confirming Donald Trump's announcement of a "morally binding" or "voluntary" agreement with AI giants for self-regulation. The pro-Russian/anti-Western source RT.com also confirms the agreement and its objectives. The dissonance is minimal, primarily focused on...

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