Trump rejects new federal AI rules after White House meeting

President Donald Trump said after a White House meeting with technology executives on September 29 that he opposes new federal regulations for artificial intelligence, arguing that existing government enforcement and voluntary industry oversight are sufficient. He also floated forming a committee of about 10 people to monitor the industry, but did not announce that one had been created. Trump made the comments after a luncheon with technology executives and administration officials, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Reports differed on the precise number of industry attendees, describing the gathering as nearly two dozen or more than two dozen. The meeting produced an agreement that participants described as voluntary. Johnson said executives signed commitments involving internal controls and layers of review, and said the text would be released later. Trump characterized the agreement as morally binding, but the available accounts did not provide its text or establish that it creates enforceable obligations.