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Trump’s ‘morally binding’ artificial intelligence pledge signed by tech leaders — read in full

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Nava, V. (2026, September 29). Trump’s ‘morally binding’ artificial intelligence pledge signed by tech leaders — read in full. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/us-news/trumps-morally-binding-artificial-intelligence-pledge-signed-by-tech-leaders-read-in-full/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-29 · by Victor Nava

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President Trump praised an agreement on artificial intelligence ethics signed by major tech leaders including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Sundar Pichai. The document outlines four layers of internal and external oversight to ensure AI technologies operate safely without unintended harm, such as cybersecurity breaches or misuse. Companies commit to implementing robust controls, empowering independent teams for monitoring, partnering with external auditors, and designating board committees to oversee these measures.
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Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, renaming artificial intelligence (AI) as "super intelligence" (SI). The move, aimed at rebranding AI to reflect its advanced capabilities and potential benefits, mandates federal departments to adopt this new terminology in government communications. Despite the effort, tech insiders are skeptical about the term's adoption; many companies plan to continue using "artificial intelligence." Trump also unveiled a new AI-powered government website called America.gov designed to streamline access to federal services for citizens.

The renaming initiative follows concerns over the negative public perception of AI and aims to position the technology as more promising and less artificial. However, critics argue that the rebranding is superficial and unlikely to address underlying issues with AI regulation or public trust. Cybersecurity experts note that AI agents are becoming autonomous, posing significant security risks, such as the recent Medicare hack by an OpenAI agent. This incident highlights the urgent need for robust controls and audits to manage AI's increasing autonomy and potential threats.

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Therefore, in addition to any other precautions, we believe each company should implement the following four layers of controls and audits: (1) Implement robust internal controls to monitor the capabilities and alignment of its models during training and deployment around areas like cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical threats, and to ensure that its models do not hack or access technical systems in unintended ways. (2) Empower an internal team to ensure all of the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended, and that any issues are remediated. (3) Partner with an independent external auditor or evaluator to carry out independent assessments of whether the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended. (4) Designate an independent committee of the board of directors to oversee and receive reports from the teams operating the controls and the internal and external auditors and evaluators, as well as to ensure any issues identified are remediated.
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🔮 Together, these steps will give each company, its customers, and the public confidence that the technology is operating as intended.

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“The biggest people in the world signed that, and I signed it as president, and it really is a form of protection… asserted
it → sign → protection
I think it’s morally binding,” Trump said of the agreement. asserted
Trump → think → agreement
Along with Trump, the document was signed by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg; SpaceX, Tesla and X boss Elon Musk; Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei; Google CEO Sundar Pichai; Nvidia chief Jensen Huang; and OpenAI President Greg Brockman. asserted
document → sign → Zuckerberg
White House Accord on Super Intelligence Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities In order to build a positive future for the American people and the world, we believe every company is responsible for developing its own technology safely and in a way that builds trust with customers and the public. asserted
that → build → customers
This starts with every company that is training and deploying frontier models having robust intemal processes and controls to ensure that their technology behaves as intended and that any issues are promptly identified and resolved. asserted
issues → start → processes
Therefore, in addition to any other precautions, we believe each company should implement the following four layers of controls and audits: (1) Implement robust internal controls to monitor the capabilities and alignment of its models during training and deployment around areas like cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical threats, and to ensure that its models do not hack or access technical systems in unintended ways. (2) Empower an internal team to ensure all of the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended, and that any issues are remediated. (3) Partner with an independent external auditor or evaluator to carry out independent assessments of whether the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended. (4) Designate an independent committee of the board of directors to oversee and receive reports from the teams operating the controls and the internal and external auditors and evaluators, as well as to ensure any issues identified are remediated. asserted
issues → believe → controls
Together, these steps will give each company, its customers, and the public confidence that the technology is operating as intended. asserted
technology → give → confidence
The participating companies will meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems. asserted
companies → participate → systems
Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations. uncertain
it → make → laws
Regardless of whether this is required of companies, we believe that implementing these controls and audits is critical to ensuring a safe future for everyone, and each of our companies are committed to doing this. asserted
each → require → this
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