AI’s biggest players promise to police themselves at the White House

At the inaugural Fortune AIQ Summit, leaders discussed the successful implementation of AI in Fortune 500 companies. On Tuesday, leaders from some of the most prominent tech companies met at the White House to sign a voluntary accord on artificial intelligence. President Trump's accords were posted to Truth Social and described as "morally binding."

The companies signed included Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Google's Sundar Pichai, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, xAI's Elon Musk, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang. The one-page document aimed to demonstrate the sector's ability to police itself without government intervention. Some reported discussions during the luncheon revealed contrasting opinions on AI regulation.

While Huang and Zuckerberg advocated for an AI slowdown, Amodei and Sam Altman backed a more cautious approach. The Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities outlined a commitment to build robust internal controls, engage independent auditors, set up oversight committees, and establish shared safety standards. Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic were reportedly working on creating a new industry-run AI safety standards body, aiming to launch it by late 2026 or early 2027.

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson launched a broad safety probe into OpenAI and Anthropic following recent AI incidents, aiming to ensure compliance with existing laws.