The White House Accord on Super Intelligence: Industry Leaders Agree to Four-Layer AI Safety Commitments

Overview and Signatories of the Accord

Following a September 29, 2026 meeting at the White House, Donald Trump alongside executives from leading artificial intelligence and technology firms signed an agreement formally titled the "White House Accord on Super Intelligence: Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities." The signatories represent major industry leaders, including Google, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, and xAI.

Core Framework and Safety Layers

The document signed at the White House is a two-page agreement emphasizing that each participating company is responsible for developing its own technology safely in order to build public and customer trust.

To support this goal, the accord establishes a four-layer framework structured around internal controls, independent external audits, and board-level oversight. Under the framework's first layer, companies are mandated to establish robust internal controls to monitor frontier models during both training and deployment, specifically covering risks related to cybersecurity.

Enforcement and Future Regulatory Codification

The accord currently operates as a voluntary, non-binding framework that carries no legal penalties. However, the agreement explicitly acknowledges and leaves open the possibility that these commitments could eventually be incorporated or codified into federal laws or regulations.