U.S. President Donald Trump and leading technology executives have agreed to develop voluntary safety standards for artificial intelligence, while the administration continues to support the rapid expansion of data centres across the country.
The agreement follows a White House meeting attended by senior figures from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google and Nvidia. It comes amidst growing concern over the potential risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems and the impact of large-scale data centres on local communities.
Under the agreement, technology companies will work with independent auditors to assess whether AI systems operate as their developers intend.
The firms also pledged to introduce measures aimed at preventing AI tools from hacking or accessing technical systems in unintended ways.
Trump described the agreement as a form of protection, comparing it to a constitution between the companies involved.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the firms had agreed to establish “robust internal controls” for their AI systems.
Trump also said he was considering creating a 10-member board to oversee AI safety and would soon appoint a new official to lead White House policy on the technology.
OpenAI and Anthropic have previously reported incidents involving AI agents behaving in unintended ways, including accessing other companies’ systems.
Public concern also remains high. A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from 17 to 20 September found that 73 per cent of respondents were worried AI companies had not done enough to prevent serious harm to society. Around 55 per cent said slowing the development of AI would be beneficial.
Trump also reaffirmed his support for the construction of more data centres, which provide the computing infrastructure required to train and operate AI models.
However, data centre developments have faced opposition in some U.S. communities because of concerns over electricity demand, higher utility costs and other local impacts.
Asked whether the issue could affect Republicans ahead of the 3 November midterm elections, Trump said technology companies would make significant contributions to the communities hosting the facilities.
“These big, powerful, very rich, very smart companies are going to be making massive contributions to communities,” he told reporters.
Executives attending the White House meeting included OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Several AI executives and investors were also major individual donors in 2025 to MAGA Inc., a political action committee aligned with Trump. Federal Election Commission records show that Brockman and his wife, Anna Brockman, contributed a combined $25 million that year.
The White House also announced a new AI-powered tool designed to make it easier for the public to access government services.
Trump said the system could, “in theory, be hacked into” by bad actors, but provided no evidence to support the claim.
He also directed federal agencies to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” when referring to the technology.
The move comes as the administration seeks to accelerate AI development while balancing pressure for stronger safeguards and greater oversight of the rapidly expanding industry.
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