1 outlets · filed 29 September 2026
Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
US president also issues executive order officially rebranding ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’ Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the heads of the largest US tech and AI companies had signed on to a “morally binding” agreement to put controls on artificial intelligence.
What the coverage shows
All four outlets center Trump’s call for some form of AI self-regulation after meeting tech executives, and three of them quote his “tremendous” wording or close variants. NBC News and CNN emphasize that the arrangement sounds voluntary or like “self-policing,” while The Guardian US alone foregrounds a “morally binding” deal and also says Trump issued an executive order renaming artificial intelligence as “superintelligence.” NBC News is alone in mentioning an AI-powered website, America.gov, and CNN is alone in noting a possible committee to oversee the field.
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