The guest list included leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, SpaceX, Meta and Google - all key figures in the US AI industry. The meeting came as some tech executives and experts have called for tighter oversight of AI, citing concerns about the potential risks it poses to humanity.

1. AI 'self-regulation' pactTrump took questions from the media for around 30 minutes alongside top tech leaders after the closed-door meeting.

The president said the executives had signed a "morally binding" document that would serve as a "form of protection" from AI's potential risks. Under the agreement, which Trump posted online, external, the companies are responsible for ensuring the safety of their own technology.

The firms also agreed to implement safeguards to keep models operating as intended and quickly detect and fix any issues. They will also work with "independent auditors" to assess whether their AI systems are working as intended and ensure their platforms do not "hack or access technical systems in unintended ways."

The accord was signed by Trump, Google boss Sundar Pichai, Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, SpaceX's Elon Musk and Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang." It's almost like a constitution, in a way," Trump said, referring to the agreement.

" And the biggest people in the world signed that, and I signed it as president." Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImage caption, Trump with top tech leaders at the White House on TuesdayTrump added that he will set up a board to oversee the safety of AI tools.

He did not specify who would be on that board. But not all experts are impressed with the accord.

Nanyang Technological University AI governance researcher Jose Miguelito Enriquez said the pact shows "emerging consensus" but does not address whether AI developers should be held accountable for incidents. It is "deeply unimpressive" and comes despite calls from some world leaders and industry figures for tighter regulations over the technology, said law professor Kimberlee Weatheral from the University of Sydney.

The agreement appears to allow firms to "define what counts as safety" and does not state what consequences there are to any breaches, Weatheral said." 2.

The rollout of data centres has drawn pushback around the country over concerns about electricity usage and their potential impact on from communities. Data centre construction has also emerged as a potential political obstacle for Trump's Republican party ahead of the US midterm elections in November.