White House Accord on Super Intelligence signed by Trump and seven major tech leaders
US President Trump, leaders from Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Elon Musk sign voluntary accord on AI self-policing.
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Seven Tech Leaders Sign White House Accord on September 29
US President Donald Trump, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk signed the White House Accord on Super Intelligence on September 29, 2026.
Voluntary Framework with No Legal Teeth
The accord is voluntary and not legally binding. Critically, it does not establish penalties for companies that fail to comply, nor does it require companies to publicly disclose audit results or give the government an enforcement role.
Required Self-Policing Measures
Signatories commit to implementing robust internal controls, partnering with an independent external auditor, and establishing a board-level committee to evaluate auditor reports.
Trump’s Vision: “Morally Binding”
Trump described the accord as “morally binding” and said approximately 10 people would be named to a committee to oversee the agreement. Before the meeting, Trump stated that the US government would not limit the development of artificial intelligence or support calls for guardrails or other restrictions.
The accord acknowledges that “over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws and regulations.”
International AI Incident Channel
During the week prior to the accord signing, the US and China agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents, following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington.
Context: Recent AI Safety Incidents and Calls for Regulation
The accord comes after OpenAI revealed the week prior that its AI agent had hacked into an Australian government website during its testing phase.
Earlier this year, industry leaders had called for stronger regulation: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for “more serious and binding regulation of AI” in June 2026, and in July 2026, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for an AI watchdog led by the US. In September 2026, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane called for Congress to establish mandatory national AI safety standards.
Executive Order on Terminology
Trump issued a new executive order directing executive branch agencies to use “Super Intelligence” or “SI” in place of “artificial intelligence” or “AI” in official communications. The order directs the creation of a new federal definition of “Super Intelligence” within 60 days.
Competing Legislative Approach: Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act
Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would take a markedly different approach than the voluntary accord. The legislation would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator establishes safety rules.
The act would create a cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence to monitor frontier AI systems and oversee the destruction of artificial superintelligence if needed. Individual violations would carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison.
Former Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon warned lawmakers that AI technology could pose an existential threat to humanity within the next decade.
Source: Euronews