Trump says AI leaders agreed to voluntary reviews

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that artificial intelligence companies had agreed to a voluntary accord involving internal and external reviews, while pledging that his administration would not stifle AI development. The agreement’s text, signatories and review requirements were not available in the reporting, leaving its scope unclear. Trump described the accord after a White House lunch with technology executives and said companies must police their own work. He also pointed to the Justice Department and FBI as government safeguards against harmful conduct. The account of the agreement and its terms came from Trump; the available information did not independently establish what companies signed or what the reviews would require. Earlier Tuesday, at the unveiling of America.gov, an AI chatbot designed to help people navigate government services, Trump said he would not limit the technology’s growth. He framed AI development as a competition in which the United States was ahead of China and argued that restrictions could undermine that position. He has also opposed global efforts to regulate AI.