What have leading AI firms agreed to in Trump's Super Intelligence accord

Following a meeting on Monday with US president Donald Trump at the White House to address growing concerns around artificial intelligence, top tech leaders have signed a "morally binding" Super Intelligence accord.

This is a one-page document which seeks to establish voluntary safety standards for the AI industry. Although the agreement is not legally enforceable, it leaves open the possibility of incorporating its measures into laws or regulations in future.

The agreement was signed by six tech bosses of firms that build key frontier models and hardware – Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, xAI CEO Elon Musk, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The document was later posted on Trump's and the executives' social media handles.



Apart from the six signatories, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Palantir executives Alex Karp and Shyam Sankar, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and other technology leaders also attended the White House meeting.

Here's what you need to know about the accord:

Rebranding AI

Trump’s executive order has directed US government agencies to use "super intelligence" or "SI" instead of "artificial intelligence" or "AI" in official communications.

‘‘The name Super Intelligence conveys the true capabilities of the technologies being developed today, unlocking new forms of human creativity and empowering Americans to achieve what was previously impossible — not simply imitating or automating human intelligence as is implied by the term “Artificial Intelligence,” the White House executive order says.

What's in the accord

The four-tier accord promises greater safeguards for artificial intelligence.

First, participating developers are required to implement internal controls during the training and deployment phases of their models. These tests will monitor alignment and neutralise extreme risks including cybersecurity vulnerabilities, biosecurity hazards, and unintended systemic hacking.

The second and third layers focus on having dedicated internal teams continuously monitor these safeguards, ensuring prompt response to any flagged anomalies. The framework also calls for partnerships with independent external auditors, who will evaluate whether the internal detection systems are functioning as intended.

Lastly, the tech firms are required to designate an independent committee within their board of directors. This committee will oversee the internal and external audit reports, ensuring executive leadership accountability and resolution of flagged vulnerabilities.

The accord, which does not specify who would carry out third-party evaluations, states that it "may make sense" to codify the measures into law or formal regulations in the future.

"Regardless of whether this is required of companies, we believe that implementing these controls and audits is critical to ensuring a safe future for everyone, and each of our companies are committed to doing this," the accord states.

Changing AI landscape

The accord comes after key industry figures and global leaders, including Amodei, said that the rapid development of the technology needs to be slowed down, with greater attention paid to AI safety.