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Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal

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Jess Weatherbed
Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal
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Tech leaders from major AI companies have signed a 'morally binding' agreement to self-regulate their frontier AI models. The deal mandates internal monitoring, independent audits, and board-level oversight to address safety risks like cybersecurity and biosecurity.

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This agreement represents a significant shift toward industry-led governance of powerful AI technologies, potentially preempting more stringent government-mandated regulations.

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We now have the full details of the “morally binding” AI safety deal announced by President Trump yesterday, in which top executives agreed to self-regulate their artificial intelligence technology. The accord, officially titled the Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities, was shared online by tech founder and presidential advisor David Sacks, and has been signed by Google’s Sundar Pichai, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, XAI’s Elon Musk, and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.

“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,” reads the opening line of the document. “The participating companies will meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems.”

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