Trump Signs Voluntary AI Accord, Launches America.gov Amid Early Website Glitches
Donald Trump announced a voluntary AI oversight accord with major tech companies while launching America.gov, whose AI tool faced early controversy over political answers.
US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary agreement with major artificial intelligence companies aimed at strengthening oversight and internal controls, while also launching the AI-powered America.gov website.
Speaking after a White House meeting with technology executives, Trump said the agreement would involve internal and external reviews of AI systems and described it as a “morally binding” framework. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei were among the executives involved.
The agreement reportedly includes internal risk assessments, external audits and independent reviews by company boards. Amodei acknowledged that AI carries significant risks, while saying discussions over how to address them are continuing.
Trump also defended the expansion of AI data centres across the US and signed an executive order focused largely on his preference for referring to artificial intelligence as “super intelligence.”
Meanwhile, the newly launched America.gov website faced early scrutiny over its AI-powered question-and-answer feature. The system initially provided answers on politically sensitive subjects, including Donald Trump’s name appearing in the Epstein files, Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and the causes of climate change. The responses were subsequently changed, with the tool saying it would not answer political questions.
The developments came alongside testimony from former special counsel Jack Smith before US lawmakers and new Treasury sanctions targeting individuals and entities accused of supporting Iran’s military supply chain.
