President Donald Trump said he and leading tech executives agreed to a “morally binding” set of AI principles at a White House luncheon, signaling the administration’s preference for industry self-policing over new federal rules. Trump floated a 10-person oversight committee and said he would name an AI czar within days, while praising the build-out of U.S. data centers despite local pushback. The gathering drew chiefs and founders from Nvidia, Tesla, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Anthropic, among others, as Washington wrestles with safety risks from autonomous agents and mixed views on slowing development. OpenAI has delayed a major model release amid safety reviews, and lawmakers are weighing multiple AI bills, but the White House framed Tuesday’s accord as voluntary guidance to keep the U.S. ahead of China. The move underscores a bet on soft law and corporate commitments rather than immediate statutory regulation.
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