Trump summons Big Tech, declares 'AI self-regulation': "No new regulations needed"

【Financial News, New York — Correspondent Lee Byung-cheol】  U.S. President Donald Trump rejected calls from some in Silicon Valley for tighter artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. He made clear that companies would be left to self-regulate rather than have the pace of AI development slowed, putting the brakes on the calls to slow AI development raised by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and others.
After having lunch with Big Tech executives including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg in the East Room of the White House on the 29th (local time), President Donald Trump expressed opposition to enacting new laws to regulate the AI industry.
Instead, President Trump emphasized "tremendous self-regulation." He said the 20 Silicon Valley executives attending the luncheon had also agreed to a "morally binding" accord to voluntarily manage the risks posed by AI technology.
President Trump described the agreement as "almost like a constitution." Mike Johnson, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who attended the luncheon, explained that the companies "pledged strong internal controls and multiple layers of internal and external review."
President Trump also believes there is no need to create a new regulatory framework to respond to AI-related accidents.
At a news conference after the luncheon, with Mark Zuckerberg and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang beside him, he said, "Bad actors are going to get caught eventually," adding, "That is why we have the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)."
At an event unveiling the AI-based government website America.gov, President Trump also stressed, "We must not hold AI back. We are ahead of China and every other country right now, and I want to keep it that way."
President Trump has described the AI industry as "a goose that lays golden eggs" and a driver of U.S. economic growth. He believes that slowing AI development would ultimately benefit only China.
The decision directly contradicts the calls to slow AI development that have recently spread across Silicon Valley. Dario Amodei, along with Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has called for an industry-wide agreement to slow the development of advanced AI models over safety concerns.
Anthropic, OpenAI and Google have urged lawmakers to require independent AI safety assessments and strengthen cybersecurity safeguards through legislation. Some AI companies are also seeking exemptions from antitrust laws so that competitors can jointly address AI safety issues.
President Trump, however, lent his support to the positions of former AI policy chief David Sacks and Jensen Huang, who have prioritized competition in AI development over tighter regulation.
Dario Amodei's attendance at the luncheon drew particular attention. He is one of the leading figures who has called for strong oversight of AI. President Trump has also previously criticized Amodei as one of the "leftwing nut jobs" running Anthropic.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) also designated Anthropic a national security risk after the company refused to allow its AI technology to be used without restrictions in warfare.
There have nevertheless been recent signs of improving relations between President Trump and Dario Amodei. Late last Sunday, President Trump held a separate dinner with Amodei at the White House and described him as "a very highly respected person."



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