Trump Renames AI 'Super Intelligence' and Signs Voluntary Safety Accord

President Donald Trump hosted a summit of leading technology executives at the White House on September 29, 2026, resulting in the signing of the White House Accord on Super Intelligence. This voluntary, non-binding agreement establishes a four-layer safety framework including internal controls for cybersecurity and biosecurity, internal monitoring teams, independent external audits, and board-level oversight committees. Trump characterized the accord as "morally binding" and compared it to a "constitution" for the industry, emphasizing that companies should self-police to avoid government guardrails that might stifle growth.

Concurrent with the summit, Trump signed an executive order officially replacing the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI" with "super intelligence" and "SI" across all federal executive branch operations. He argued that the term "artificial" is inaccurate because the technology is "very powerful" and "very brilliant." The event also marked the launch of America.gov, an AI-powered portal designed to streamline public access to federal services.

The summit highlighted a divide between the administration and some industry leaders. While Trump and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang rejected calls to slow development to maintain a competitive edge over China, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had previously advocated for "pacing the frontier" due to existential risks and reports of rogue AI agents hacking government systems. To address local opposition to data center expansion, Trump announced that tech firms would provide financial support to local schools and communities.