IT News on September 30th: U.S. President Donald Trump ( Donald Trump ) stated on Tuesday local time that executives from major technology companies have agreed to establish voluntary industry standards for artificial intelligence. Against the backdrop of growing concerns about artificial intelligence security across society and the continuous expansion of this industry in communities around the world, Trump once again expressed his support for the rapid expansion of data centers.
This statement was made by Trump after holding talks with technology company executives at the White House. Trump posted a copy of the agreement on his social media platform, according to which the companies agreed to hire "independent auditing firms" to evaluate whether the operation of artificial intelligence systems aligns with the original intentions of their designers. The companies also pledged to do their best to ensure that their artificial intelligence tools do not "intrude upon or access various technical systems in unexpected ways."
Previously, OpenAI and Anthropic reported successively that their intelligent agents had gone out of control and invaded the systems of other enterprises. This has also led to increasing public scrutiny of the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence by the current U.S. government.
Data centers provide computational power support for the training and operation of artificial intelligence models. Nowadays, in various parts of the United States, many communities oppose the construction of new data centers due to concerns about power consumption, utility expenses, and other local impacts. This resistance from the public poses a political challenge for the Republican Party, which is about to face the mid-term elections on November 3rd.
Speaking of the agreement signed by various companies, Trump said, "In a sense, this document is almost equivalent to a charter. Some of the largest companies in the world have signed it, and I have also signed it as President. This agreement can indeed serve a protective role."
This event initially started as a closed-door lunch with technology executives. Later, Trump joined House Speaker Mike Johnson ( Mike Johnson ) and a group of CEOs on the White House driveway, an area that is rarely used by U.S. presidents to address reporters. The closed-door meeting was thus made public. Trump answered reporters' questions for about 30 minutes, addressing topics such as artificial intelligence security, with a group of corporate CEOs standing behind him.
At the time of this unusual scene, public opinion was continuously exerting pressure on the current U.S. government to address the various risks lurking behind the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence; this scene also highlighted the alliance that Trump has been maintaining with leading figures in the tech industry. Corporate executives attending the meeting included Greg Brockman from OpenAI, Dario Amodi from Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg from Meta, Sundar Pichai of Google (from Sundar Pichai), and Jensen Huang of NVIDIA.
Trump called Zuckerberg forward to speak among a group of billionaire executives. Zuckerberg stated that various companies have agreed to establish "sound internal control mechanisms" for their own artificial intelligence systems. Trump mentioned that he is considering setting up a ten-person committee to oversee the security issues of artificial intelligence tools, but he did not specify who might make up this committee. He also added that he would soon appoint a new official to be responsible for coordinating artificial intelligence policies at the White House level.
When asked whether his stance in supporting the construction of new data centers might harm the Republican Party's chances in the November elections, Trump stated that technology companies would take measures to make communities more receptive to the idea of building data centers.
Standing among a group of corporate executives, Trump said to the reporters gathered on the White House driveway, "These large companies, with their strong capabilities, abundant financial resources, and talented staff, will make substantial investments in local communities across the country."
However, these technology companies are also facing significant criticism, with public opinion suggesting that they are far from doing enough to enhance the security of artificial intelligence. A nationwide survey conducted in the United States by Reuters and Ipsos ( Ipsos ) from September 17 to 20 revealed that approximately 73% of respondents were concerned that AI companies had not taken sufficient measures to prevent serious harm caused by artificial intelligence to society; moreover, 55% of the public believed that the development of artificial intelligence should be slowed down.
In 2025, many executives from artificial intelligence companies and investors were among the most important individual donors to the "Committee to Make America Great Again ( MAGA Inc )." This is a political action committee that aligns its stance with that of the President of the United States. Records from the Federal Election Commission show that Brockman of OpenAI and his wife Anna Brockman ( Anna Brockman ) donated a total of 25 million dollars (Note from IT: at current exchange rates, this is approximately 168 million yuan) to the committee in 2025.
On the same day as Trump met with CEOs, his aides announced a new artificial intelligence tool that claims to enable the general public to use various government public services more conveniently.
Several senior executives from Silicon Valley companies attended the launch event of this new tool, including Dina Powell McCormick from Meta and Sean McGuire, a partner at Sequoia Capital from Shaun Maguire. Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb from Airbnb, led the design work for this new tool. Companies and investment firms from Silicon Valley such as Google, SpaceX, Meta, and 8VC were listed among the sponsors of this launch event.
At the event, Trump stated that theoretically, this new artificial intelligence tool would not be susceptible to intrusion by criminals, however, he did not provide any evidence to support this claim.
On Tuesday, Trump issued instructions requiring all U.S. government agencies to use the term "super intelligence ( super intelligence )" when referring to this technology, and to cease using the term "artificial intelligence" going forward.
