Here's what AI leaders are saying about Trump's new safety plan
AI leaders praised Trump's self-regulating "morally binding" safety pact replacing federal AI regulations with industry self-policing.Summary
After hosting a dinner with Big Tech leaders, President Trump announced a self-regulatory approach to AI safety instead of federal legislation. Instead of binding regulations, six tech CEOs — Sundar Pichai (Google), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), Elon Musk (XAI), and Jensen Huang (Nvidia) — signed the "Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities," a "morally binding" pledge to self-regulate AI with common-sense guidelines and no stated penalties for violations. Trump claimed his prior dismissal of AI safety concerns as a "hoax" no longer applied after renaming the technology "Super Intelligence." Each executive praised the pact as a historic, positive step for job creation and AI advancement, though critics note the agreement relies entirely on voluntary self-policing. Trump also made awkward remarks during introductions, notably calling Pichai unknown to the press while praising Huang's appearance. Amodei acknowledged AI's "very real risks" but said the mechanism for addressing them remains under discussion, while Musk predicted an "age of abundance" with universal high income.
(Source：The Verge)