Trump, tech executives sign 'morally binding' AI document 

By Reuters News

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he signed an artificial intelligence-related document on Tuesday with top tech executives in Washington.

DETAILS AND QUOTES

  • "It's almost like a Constitution in a way, and the biggest people in the world signed that and I signed it as president and it really is a form of protection," Trump told reporters after the meeting.

  • Trump described the document as "morally binding."

  • Trump also said his administration was thinking about forming an oversight committee.

  • "We're also thinking about forming a committee of sorts where we put maybe 10 people on that committee ... so the committee can watch over the whole enterprise," he said.

  • Governments around the world have struggled to keep pace with rapid advances in AI. The ​world's leading artificial intelligence companies have warned ⁠of the risks posed by AI to ​humanity, appealing for governments to work together to ​manage the increasingly powerful technology.

  • Trump has argued previously that the US does not need new AI-specific regulations. He told world leaders at ​the ⁠UN General Assembly last week that he "rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control" AI.

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