White House AI Pact Faces Skepticism as Tech Giants Sign Self-Regulation Deal
President Trump hosted major AI firms to sign a voluntary 'morally binding' safety accord, framing it as a constitutional-level self-regulation effort. The one-page pact, signed by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, and Nvidia, emphasizes industry oversight and 'four layers of controls' without new federal laws. Critics argue the deal is insufficient given rising safety concerns, while supporters view it as a necessary step to maintain US technological dominance. The agreement coincided with an executive order renaming 'AI' to 'Super Intelligence' and a new AI-powered federal service portal.