How Zuckerberg Shaped Trump’s AI Industry Pledge

Summary

A source familiar with the matter told Semafor that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg helped shape the AI industry pact later released by President Donald Trump. At a state dinner, Zuckerberg discussed AI regulatory concerns with House Speaker Mike Johnson, then spoke with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang about principles executives could present to Trump. Zuckerberg circulated a draft before Trump’s meeting with AI leaders, while Huang helped gather support from attendees including OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. Trump ultimately released the document as the “White House Accord on Super Intelligence.” Signed by Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google, and NVIDIA, the accord calls for robust internal controls and outside audits for frontier AI models, with some models subject to voluntary government clearance under a framework created by a Trump AI order. The roughly 300-word document offers little detail on how those controls would work and suggests federal regulation could become necessary. The administration and participating executives presented it as a significant display of industry responsibility, but the report notes that it is unclear whether the gesture will address broader public safety concerns. The account, confirmed by two additional sources, portrays Zuckerberg’s cooperation with Trump as part of Meta’s effort to work with the government while resisting excessive regulation. Meta and the White House did not comment on the report.