White House · Anthropic · OpenAI · Dario Amodei · Donald Trump · Sam Altman · CNBC Technology
Trump confirms he and tech leaders signed AI agreement that is 'morally binding'
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he signed a "morally binding" artificial intelligence document with tech leaders following a luncheon at the White House, as calls for a development slowdown have reached a fever pitch.
Key facts
- Outside the White House, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reiterated his previous AI concerns and said rules to address those risks are "still under discussion
- A luncheon seating chart posted to Trump's Truth Social account on Tuesday showed the president seated next to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, followed by Meta's Mark
- As she was leaving the White House, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said she was "encouraged" by Tuesday's event, adding that there was "a lot of optimism and a sense of responsibility" in the room
- This week, OpenAI postponed the release of its latest GPT-6.1 Astra model over safety concerns
Summary
Surrounded by tech's top executives, Trump told reporters that he's "seeing tremendous self-policing" and that the administration is considering building a 10-person committee to oversee the AI industry. House Speaker Mike Johnson referred to the agreement as a statement of principles that are "voluntary on behalf of the industry," and said the White House will guide industry development. Outside the White House, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reiterated his previous AI concerns and said rules to address those risks are "still under discussion. "The team all need to work together to make sure that they can win, and they can win safely," Amodei said.