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Trump Rejects New AI Rules After White House Lunch, Backs Self-Policing Pledge

September 29, 2026 at 17:36 EDT

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would not slow artificial intelligence with new regulations, telling technology executives who had just signed a self-policing commitment that industry oversight and existing law were enough. He called that commitment "morally binding," kept the light-touch strategy his administration has favored, and said he would soon direct the government to rename the technology "super intelligence."

September 29, 2026 · White House

No new AI statute. A self-policing pledge instead.

President Trump told technology leaders he will not restrain artificial intelligence with new rules. They signed a voluntary commitment he called morally binding, and he floated a small committee to watch the industry.

Same scale: people

The lunch was described as nearly two dozen leaders. The oversight idea was a committee of about 10. Column height follows that ratio.

Nearly two dozen

Leaders at the lunch

About 10

Proposed watch committee

The committee, if formed, would be less than half the room — and it would not be a new law.

Twenty-two blocks stand in for "nearly two dozen," an approximate figure, not an official roster. Ten blocks match "about 10."

Case for the pledge

Keep the U.S. lead. Use the Justice Department and the FBI, plus internal controls, outside auditors, and board review of audits. Huang and Zuckerberg pressed for shared standards a third party could check.

Why critics are unconvinced

Amodei wants the frontier paced. OpenAI has paused advanced training again and shelved GPT-6.1 Astra. The pledge is voluntary, its full text was not out, and the House is gone until after the midterms.

What the commitment describes

1 · Internal controls

Detect problems inside the company

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2 · Outside review

Auditors and evaluators

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3 · Board check

Directors review the audits

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4 · Still voluntary

No new federal statute

The limit of Tuesday's deal

Morally binding, not a law

Full text: Not released with the announcement.

Existing tools: Justice Department and FBI, not a new AI agency.

Congress: The House is in recess until after the November midterms.

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