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Johnson says AI executives signed accord on standards at Trump meeting

The House speaker gave no detail about what the accord means. Photographs place executives from Nvidia, AMD, Meta and OpenAI at a White House luncheon.

Mike Johnson and another man seated at a long conference table
Photo: Office of Speaker Mike Johnson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

US House Speaker Mike Johnson said on 29 September that AI executives signed an “accord” on AI standards at a meeting with President Donald Trump, Reuters reported.

Key points

  • Johnson said AI executives signed the accord at a meeting with Trump on 29 September.
  • Johnson gave no detail about what the accord means.
  • Photo captions place Nvidia, AMD, Meta and OpenAI executives at a White House luncheon for tech leaders.

Johnson’s account of the AI standards accord

Johnson described a signing by AI executives, but gave no detail about what the accord means, Reuters reported. His account identified AI standards as its subject and placed the signing at the meeting with Trump.

AI Affairs had reported plans for Trump, Johnson and technology executives to meet on 29 September. Johnson’s account concerns an accord signed at that meeting.

Tech leaders at Trump’s White House luncheon

Photo captions accompanying the report place a luncheon for tech leaders hosted by Trump in the East Room of the White House. They identify Johnson among those attending, alongside Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su.

The captions also identify Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI President Greg Brockman at the luncheon.

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