Much bigger: Trump announces US to rename AI to 'super intelligence'

Back while US President Donald Trump has announced a vague, morally binding AI deal among tech CEOs for tremendous self-policing. Donald Trump hosted a meeting of top technology bosses and the guest list included leaders from OpenAI, from Anthropic, NVIDIA, Meta and Google, all key figures in the US AI industry. This meeting came as some tech executives and experts have called for tighter oversight of AI and a slowdown in developing the technology. But the US president told reporters that the executives had signed a morally binding document that would serve as a form of protection from AI's potential risks. Now, under this agreement, which Trump has posted on social media as well, the companies are responsible for ensuring the safety of their own technology. Moreover, he has also formally signed an executive order renaming artificial intelligence to superintelligence, similar to a declaration he had made at the United Nations last week. The US president has also reiterated his support for the rapid expansion of data centers. You must note this as the rollout of data centers has drawn pushback around the US over concerns about electricity usage and their potential impact on communities. But this agreement we are talking about suggests ways to ensure AI safety, such as implementing robust internal controls as well as external audits to ensure independent assessments. It also suggests establishing an independent board of directors to oversee teams and receive reports. We've got crucial reactions you cannot ignore, followed by Kate Fisher's report lined up. They're people that love our country and love the world. It requires more than love, doesn't it, sir? No, it requires this, and they're the smartest people in the world. And we had a great meeting today, every one of them. We had a great, really a great, great meeting. It was something Very, very special. They love our country, they love the world, and they came together and they did something that few people really, it's almost like a constitution in a way. And the biggest people in the world signed that, and I signed it as president, and it really is a form of protection. Is this a core that everybody signed? Is it binding in any way? I think it's morally binding, yeah. We had a very, very good meeting, very productive, extremely friendly. And the one thing that we all have in common is we love our country and we love the world, and we want to make sure it's a safe place. And what we're talking about today will make it a better place and a much safer place. So I just want to thank -- these are the greatest, the most brilliant people probably in the world. I met many of them. We're meeting last week with President Xi and myself. And He acknowledges these are the most brilliant people, the people behind me and the people sitting with me. These are the most brilliant people in the world, and the job they've done is unbelievable. We have a very big lead, and we're going to keep our lead. And it's a very positive thing. It's an amazing industry. There are those that say it's bigger than the Industrial Revolution. Now, I don't know if that's so, but everyone seems to think it is, and it could be substantially bigger. and we're leading and we're going to keep it that way. What we can all agree on is that the American public and our customers want to know that what we're building is working in the way that we all intend. So we drafted a set of principles and commitments around building robust internal controls and detecting if there are any issues with the technology, coupled with multiple layers of of auditing and controls, starting with internal risk review, external auditors and evaluators, and agreeing that we're going to have all of our boards of directors independently review the reports that come from the auditors. I think that these are good steps forward. The idea isn't that this is the only thing that we will ever do. It is that this is a start and an accord that the whole industry could come to. And I was very proud, you know, it was sort of a historic conversation. I don't think anything like this has come before. And I think this is a meaningful step forward. There's no conflict between innovation, technology and safety. We are going to have to create new technologies to advance the capabilities of AI, but we're also creating new technologies to advance the safety of AI. All of this technology is being developed by the industry today. And you see behind me just an incredible number of leaders in our industry moving together as one, and we're going to advance this technology that is so consequential to humanity, is so consequential to the future prosperity of our nation, and we're going to do it responsibly and safely. Look, I mean, I will say what I've always said, which is that AI has incredible benefits, but I think the technology has very real risks. And, you know, the mechanism, how we address those risks, is still under discussion. But we all need to work together to make sure that we can win and we can win safely. If we do this right, we work with the president and everyone here, we can win safely. Well, at the center of this discussion is how to balance rapid AI development with concerns about safety, cybersecurity, and the potential risks posed by increasingly powerful systems. They signed what they described as a voluntary accord focused on robust internal controls and multiple layers of review. Now, we haven't seen the wording of this document, but the Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said that it includes internal risk reviews, outside auditors and evaluators, and an independent review by company boards. The agreement also contemplates casting a committee of roughly 10 people to oversee the commitment that they've made, but the details of that and the membership are not yet clear. I think the key point in all this is that it is voluntary. Donald Trump called it morally binding, and he emphasized that the industry should largely police itself. So this is not a new federal regulation or law. Despite calls from some AI leaders like Sam Altman and Dario Amodev of Anthropic for more oversight and a development slowdown, down. Sam Altman of OpenAI revealed that OpenAI paused deployment of a new model over safety concerns. But Mr. Trump asserted that the US must not stifle AI innovation, comparing its potential to that of the Industrial Revolution. And he framed the AI race as a strategic competition with China, and he highlighted America's leadership and wanting to keep it that way.