Trump Signs Morally Binding AI Accord With Tech Leaders and Rebrands Artificial Intelligence as Super Intelligence

President Trump convened the chief executives of America's leading artificial intelligence companies at the White House, emerging with a signed accord that the parties described as morally binding, committing the industry to voluntary safety standards in lieu of new federal regulation. The agreement calls for internal risk checks, independent outside audits, and board-level oversight of AI systems, with Meta's Mark Zuckerberg confirming that tech leaders reached a shared AI safety framework. Trump dismissed calls for government-imposed rules, saying he believes AI will make the world a safer place and expressing a preference for what he called tremendous self-regulation.

Separately, Trump signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to replace the terms Artificial Intelligence and AI with Super Intelligence and SI in all official communications. The rebrand drew immediate scrutiny, with at least one analyst alleging that insiders had purchased .si domain names before Trump's Truth Social posts about the rebranding, potentially profiting by millions. Trump also told Axios that former SEC chair Jay Clayton would make a good AI chief, signaling a potential leadership appointment ahead.

The White House meeting came amid intensifying pressure on the industry. Florida's attorney general has asked a court to halt OpenAI's training of new AI models unless outside safeguards are added, and Axios reported that OpenAI, Anthropic, and security researchers are reviewing thousands of incidents involving problematic AI agent behavior. Trump reaffirmed his support for the rapid expansion of data centers even as community concerns over the industry's growing footprint mount. A separate announcement with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was set for 3:30 p.m. ET Wednesday.