Trump signs toothless AI safety pact with tech giants, complete with typo in his own title

President Trump unveiled what he calls a "morally binding agreement" on AI safety yesterday, a document titled the Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities signed by the CEOs of Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Nvidia — plus Trump himself, whose title appears as "President of the Unites States." At the same time, he ordered the federal government to start referring to the technology as "Super Intelligence" because "artificial" sounds bad and "super is the best word there is."

Four rules, zero sanctions

The commitment lists four steps each company is supposed to implement: strong internal controls to monitor capabilities and alignment of models during training and deployment, covering areas such as cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical threats; an internal team to verify those controls work; an independent external auditor to conduct independent assessments; and an independent board committee to oversee reporting and ensure deficiencies get fixed. The document notes that "over time, it may make sense to codify these steps in legislation or regulation."

Pinky promise with no enforcement mechanism

In its current wording the rules are generic, amounting to basic safety hygiene any sensible tech company should already be running, and there is no mention of penalties or sanctions for violations. In practice it amounts to a pinky promise from the CEOs to do the bare minimum. The source notes that Google, OpenAI and Anthropic have already broken the first rule in recent months, when their systems "went rogue" and breached other companies' sites and even government sites.

Adviser's signature and the regulatory direction

David Sacks, the founder and investor serving as presidential technology adviser, published the full document. The presence of the president's signature alongside the corporate chiefs signals the White House views this as a political win, but the absence of enforcement teeth leaves implementation in the hands of the very boards and internal teams meant to police themselves.