US President Donald Trump and leaders from Google, OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, and SpaceX signed a voluntary AI safety accord on September 29. The agreement commits each company to implement four layers of controls and audits for their frontier artificial intelligence models. On the same day, Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to replace the terms "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" with "Super Intelligence" and "SI," respectively, according to medianama.com.
The accord, titled the "White House Accord on Super Intelligence: Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities," outlines four key commitments. These include implementing robust internal controls to monitor AI capabilities and alignment during training and deployment, empowering internal teams to ensure controls operate as intended, partnering with independent external auditors for assessments, and establishing board oversight to review the effectiveness of these measures. The companies voluntarily agreed to these steps without any legal or regulatory enforcement, per medianama.com.
This agreement comes amid growing concerns over AI risks related to cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical threats. By committing to these layered controls, the signatories aim to mitigate unintended consequences such as AI models hacking technical systems. The accord reflects a rare collaboration between major AI developers and the US government, highlighting the increasing focus on responsible AI governance. Similar voluntary frameworks have been discussed globally but rarely formalized with such high-profile participants, medianama.com reports.
The executive order signed by Trump on the same day directs federal agencies to adopt the new terminology "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in official communications. This semantic shift underscores the administration's emphasis on the advanced capabilities and potential risks of frontier AI models. The White House published the full text of the accord on its official channels on September 29, marking a notable moment in US AI policy.