At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves

New York Times - Sep 29, 2026

President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.

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Trump vows to never stifle AI as he gathers with tech executives urging caution

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