Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a voluntary pact with artificial intelligence companies to "self-police" the technology's development.

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President Donald Trump speaks at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence company leaders signed a voluntary accord during a White House meeting that will include internal and external reviews of the technology.

"I think I'm seeing tremendous self-policing. And they understand that they have to self-police," Trump told reporters outside the West Wing.

The announcement followed an extensive meeting between Trump and numerous leading executives from top tech firms. These companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build out AI infrastructure, including data centres in communities across the country that have sparked grassroots, bipartisan opposition. Many of the executives gathered in Washington have called for a slowdown in the development of the technology after several hgh-profile incidents where AI agents have gone rogue.

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