Trump Releases AI Accord Signed by Tech Chiefs, Urges Four Layers of Controls

President Donald Trump released a one-page document on Tuesday that his administration described as an accord on artificial intelligence, signed by him and the technology executives he met in Washington.

The document was posted on Trump's Truth Social platform. He had earlier characterised it as "morally binding." It was signed by Trump along with the heads of Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, the social media platform X and NVIDIA.

The accord sets out four layers of controls for companies to follow.

First, it asks companies to work with an external auditor or evaluator to carry out independent assessments of whether their AI control and monitoring systems are operating as intended.

Second, it urges companies to designate an independent committee of the board of directors to oversee and receive reports from internal and external auditors, as well as from teams operating AI controls.

Third, it calls for internal controls to monitor the capabilities and alignment of AI models during training and deployment in areas such as cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical threats, so that models "do not hack or access technical systems in unintended ways."

Fourth, it asks companies to maintain an internal team to ensure that "all of the controls, monitoring and detection are operating as intended."

The White House accord said the steps could eventually be written into law. "Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations. Regardless of whether this is required of companies, we believe that implementing these controls and audits is critical to ensuring a safe future for everyone, and each of our companies are committed to doing this," it said.

The document added that the participating companies would meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems.