Tech CEOs Sign Voluntary AI Pact at White House
Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang led AI executives in signing a voluntary safety pact during a White House luncheon hosted by Donald Trump.
AI executives signed a voluntary, morally binding pact to implement internal controls and independent review committees during a White House luncheon hosted by Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Orchestrated by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, the accord commits signatory companies to monitor AI capabilities and partner with external auditors.
The agreement follows a period of strategic friction within Silicon Valley. During a private session in the Roosevelt Room, Jensen Huang and other leaders questioned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over his public warnings regarding AI-driven cyber threats and labor disruptions. This clash highlighted a divide between those seeking stringent government regulation, such as Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and those favoring a light-touch approach.
Zuckerberg, who first pitched the idea to Johnson during a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, argued for voluntary industry principles over government-coordinated slowdowns. This approach aligns with the Trump administration's regulatory preferences, though critics and some Democrats argue the pact is unenforceable without a formal mechanism. The group previously scrapped a plan for a self-regulatory organization after Zuckerberg, Huang, and Elon Musk argued it would over-concentrate power among a few market leaders.
