US President Donald Trump has said that leading tech companies have agreed to create voluntary standards for AI. He also supported the rapid expansion of AI data centres, as concerns continue to grow over AI safety and the impact on local communities.
Trump made these remarks after a meeting with tech executives at the White House. Companies agreed to work with independent auditors to assess AI systems. They will test whether AI systems are working as they were designed to. Companies also assured that their AI tools would not be used for unauthorized access or unintended hacking, as the Trump administration faces increasing pressure to address AI risks.
This could become a political challenge for Republicans ahead of the November midterm elections. Trump called the agreement a "constitution." "And the biggest people in the world signed that, and I signed it as president. And it really is a form of protection," he added.
Initially, the meeting was private, but it later turned into a public event when Trump joined House Speaker Mike Johnson and a lineup of CEOs on the White House driveway, an area rarely used by the president to speak to journalists.
The meeting included OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai and Nvidia's Jensen Huang. Zuckerberg said that companies are developing strong internal controls for AI systems. Trump stated that the White House would soon announce a new official to lead AI policy.
He also reiterated his support for AI data centres. "These big, powerful, very rich, very smart companies are going to be making massive contributions to communities," Trump later told reporters. Companies have faced criticism for not doing enough to make AI safer. According to a Reuters/Ipsos survey, 73% of people are not satisfied with AI companies' efforts. The survey found that 55% of respondents supported slowing AI development.
Many AI executives and investors have been major donors to Trump-aligned political groups. OpenAI's Brockman and his wife, Anna Brockman, gave a combined USD 25 million to the committee in 2025, according to Federal Election Commission records.