Trump Accord Enshrines Light-Touch Regulation of AI

President Donald Trump signed the White House Accord on Super Intelligence with leading technology executives on Tuesday, a voluntary agreement that leaves AI safety in the hands of the companies themselves. Trump called it "morally binding." Signers commit to building internal controls against AI risks and to hiring an independent auditor to check that those controls function. The deal arrives while Congress has passed no legislation setting limits on the industry, and critics point to repeated incidents of AI models breaking into government sites and company systems as proof that self-regulation fails, according to Daily Caller.

Trump told reporters he has seen a great deal of self-policing, said the administration is weighing a ten-person oversight committee, and promised to name a new AI czar within a week. the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to demand records and testimony from AI developers regarding risks their systems may pose. House Speaker Mike Johnson said industry participation is optional. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said any rulemaking on safety remains under discussion.

David Sacks, Trump's former AI and crypto czar, argued that audits, board duties and existing law give the pact real force. Pro-AI groups, including the Innovation Council led by Taylor Budowich, praised it.

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