President Donald Trump announced this Tuesday a voluntary agreement with some of the leading executives in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to strengthen security controls of the technology, while his administration maintains a favorable stance towards the accelerated development of this sector and rejects imposing restrictions that could hinder the United States' advantage over China.
The document, presented by the White House as a moral agreement and published by Trump on Truth Social, establishes a series of commitments for participating companies to independently monitor their AI systems. The agreement was signed by Trump and the heads of Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, X, and Nvidia, according to the document released by the administration.
The initiative establishes four levels of control. First, companies commit to working with external auditors or evaluators to independently determine whether their monitoring and control systems function as designed. Second, it proposes that boards of directors designate independent committees responsible for overseeing these processes and receiving reports from both external auditors and internal teams.
The agreement also includes internal controls during the training and implementation of models to monitor capabilities related to cybersecurity, biosafety, and chemical threats. Companies must ensure that their systems do not access technical systems without authorization or perform actions outside the intended parameters. Finally, each company must have internal teams responsible for verifying that control, monitoring, and detection mechanisms function correctly.
The President of the United States announced a voluntary agreement with technology companies to strengthen security controls in AI
The document states that, over time, some of these measures could be incorporated into laws or regulations. However, the agreement emphasizes the voluntary commitment of companies and states that the implementation of audits and controls is essential to ensure the safe development of technology.
Trump specifically highlighted this approach during a conversation with reporters at the White House. The president stated that he was observing a high level of self-regulation among companies and that their executives understood the need to monitor their own systems.
The president's stance combines these security measures with an explicit defense of AI growth. Donald Trump asserted that the United States should not hinder a technology that will have an impact greater than that of the Industrial Revolution. During the presentation of ''America.gov'', a chatbot designed to facilitate Americans' access to government services, he stated that his administration would not allow technological development to be limited and maintained that the United States has a considerable advantage in the AI race.
During the presentation of America.gov, the U.S. president supported the free growth of artificial intelligence
The meeting at the White House brought together numerous leaders from the tech industry. Among them were Dario Amodei from Anthropic; Greg Brockman from OpenAI; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon; Elon Musk, owner of X; Jensen Huang from Nvidia; Sundar Pichai from Google; Mark Zuckerberg from Meta; and Satya Nadella from Microsoft. Also participating were Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.
One of the main issues addressed was the expansion of data centers necessary to support AI infrastructure. Trump indicated that companies must work to reduce the economic impact of these facilities on local communities, including through greater financial support to schools or measures aimed at lowering energy costs.
The president also presented AI development as a strategic competition between the United States and China. Trump asserted that both countries are engaged in a technological race in which there will be no second place and stated that the United States is currently in the lead. Although Washington and Beijing recently agreed to establish a channel to address AI-related incidents, Donald Trump noted that he does not seek overly broad cooperation with China while the United States maintains its advantage.
The Trump administration thus presented the agreement as a balance between security and technological growth: voluntary controls to reduce risks, but without imposing barriers that could slow down American innovation. The approach aligns with the White House's priority of keeping the United States at the forefront of a technology considered strategic for the economy and national security.
Trump dismissed close cooperation with China on AI, describing it as a race in which the United States is in the lead
