President Donald Trump hosted a gathering of leading technology executives at the White House on Tuesday, describing the event as "an extraordinary gathering" of minds shaping what he called America's Golden Age. Attendees included Sundar Pichai of Google, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Elon Musk of SpaceX, Jensen Huang of Nvidia and Greg Brockman of OpenAI. The meeting follows growing calls from some technologists and analysts for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence, given concerns about its societal impact.

During a press briefing after a closed‑door session, Trump said the participants had signed a document described as "morally binding" that would serve as a safeguard against AI risks. The agreement obliges the companies to monitor the safety of their systems, implement measures to keep models functioning as intended, and correct problems promptly. It also requires collaboration with independent auditors to verify that AI tools operate correctly and do not gain unauthorized access to technical systems. The accord was signed by the president, Pichai, Amodei, Zuckerberg, Brockman, Musk and Huang.

Zuckerberg said the pact would give "the American people and customers the confidence that the technology works" as intended, calling the discussion "historic." Amodei referred to it as a way "to win safely," echoing the president’s recent claim that "whoever wins AI, wins." Critics, however, questioned the strength of the commitment. Jose Miguelito Enriquez, an AI governance researcher at Nanyang Technological University, called the pact "deeply unimpressive" and noted it does not address accountability for harms caused by AI. Kimberlee Weatheral, a law professor at the University of Sydney, argued the document lets firms define safety on their own terms and lacks clear consequences for breaches, describing it as "a distraction." Jeannie Paterson of the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics warned that self‑regulation may result in only minimal safeguards, citing recent incidents of AI behaving unpredictably.

Trump also reaffirmed his support for expanding data‑center infrastructure, the computing facilities essential for AI workloads. He acknowledged community concerns about electricity consumption and local impacts, stating that tech firms would strive to make residents "happy" about such projects. The president previously suggested that opposition to data centres stems from a desire to remain "backwards and poor." Jensen Huang of Nvidia referred to these facilities as "super intelligence factories," saying they are reindustrialising the United States and creating jobs across the economy.

On the same day, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to replace the term "artificial intelligence" with "Super Intelligence" (SI) in official communications, reports and websites. The order states that SI represents "a new era" beyond conventional AI. While tech executives such as Zuckerberg and Musk have already begun using the terminology, some analysts doubt its broader adoption, noting that "Super Intelligence" is typically reserved for more advanced systems. The shift in nomenclature reflects the administration’s attempt to frame the technology’s evolution in more expansive terms.