White House Accord on Super Intelligence September2026

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he signed a “morally binding” artificial intelligence document with tech leaders following a luncheon at the White House, as calls for a development slowdown have reached a fever pitch. Surrounded by tech’s top executives, Trump told reporters that he’s “seeing tremendous self-policing” and that the administration is considering building a 10-person committee to oversee the AI industry. House Speaker Mike Johnson referred to the agreement as a statement of principles that are “voluntary on behalf of the industry,” and said the White House will guide industry development. Outside the White House, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reiterated his previous AI concerns and said rules to address those risks are “still under discussion.” “We all need to work together to make sure that we can win, and we can win safely,” Amodei said. “If we do this right, if we...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to use the term "super intelligence" instead of "artificial intelligence," formalizing a rebranding campaign. WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing with AI executives following a meeting on artificial intelligence, outside the West Wing of the White House on September 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. The meeting comes as some have called for a slowdown in AI development amid rising safety concerns. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Trump has argued that "artificial" makes the technology sound less capable than it is. He also said the U.S. has "a very big lead" of other nations, including China. "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," Trump said. The order requires...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday renaming artificial intelligence to “super intelligence” in an effort to rebrand the technology amid calls to rein in its development. Trump has repeatedly characterized whistleblowers’ warnings of insufficient oversight of AI companies as overblown and a “hoax.” The executive order said that the term “super intelligence” better captures the capabilities of the rapidly developing technology, which does “much more than imitate or automate discrete aspects of human intelligence.” “As these capabilities continue to improve, they increasingly represent not merely artificial intelligence, but a new era of Super Intelligence,” the order said. “The terminology used by the Federal Government should reflect the transformative capabilities of these technologies and the limitless opportunities they create for the American people.” “It’s not...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order renaming artificial intelligence to “super intelligence” amid growing concerns about AI safety and hours after top AI industry executives met the president at the White House and signed a “morally binding” accord agreeing to improve controls and internal audits. President Donald Trump rebranding of artificial intelligence to "Super Intelligence" comes amid growing concerns about AI safety. Getty Images ## Key Facts The executive order , released by the White House, notes that the “extraordinary technologies” from the country’s tech giants “far exceed what was envisioned when the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ first came into use.” The order states that frontier AI models today can do much more than imitate or automate “discrete aspects of human intelligence.” Trump’s order directs federal departments and agencies to use “Super...

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that several tech firm executives had signed an accord agreeing to self-regulate their artificial intelligence (AI) ventures amid growing concerns about the technology’s rapid expansion. Before the accord was signed, Trump said that “self-regulation is very important” — dismissing calls for formal government regulation, even as industry experts warn that AI’s unfettered expansion could lead to catastrophic outcomes . In remarks to reporters after the accord was signed, Trump touted the unenforceable measure as a positive move. “I think I’m seeing tremendous self-policing. And they understand that they have to self-police,” Trump insisted . But when questioned over a hypothetical scenario about an AI bot going rogue and committing a crime — and who should be held responsible for such an event — Trump ignored the query altogether, instead...

President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on Sept. 28. Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed a wide range of issues, including the war with Iran, the artificial intelligence boom, the Federal Reserve, the Supreme Court, and his outlook for the midterms. Below is a lightly edited transcript of the interview conducted by TIME Senior Political Correspondent Eric Cortellessa and Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs. Click here to read our fact check. Read TIME's interview with President Donald Trump and the fact-check of that conversation. TIME: I'm curious about your dinner last night with Dario. Trump: Oh. Yes, exactly. Do you still disagree with his views on what he calls AI safety? I spoke to him about his views, and they're much different, I think, than what is portrayed in the media. First of all, I liked him and his wife a lot. They had dinner,...