Legislation that could be produced that came out in December of 2024. The Senate had a bipartisan working group that they worked on and in May of 2024 they came out with a 31-page statement of principles. The challenge has been that finding consensus on all of this in Congress is very difficult. It's been elusive. The technology changes rapidly. In fact, much of what was produced just those many months ago has now been rendered obsolete because the frontier labs are so far in front. The consensus has been difficult to build in the industry as well. I am so grateful for the extraordinary leaders who are standing behind me. These are some of the greatest technologists and innovators and job creators in the world, in world history in fact, and to have them all together and assembled to talk about this and to build consensus today was a very, very important first step in what we're all trying to achieve together. What we did today was important because these leading minds came together and had a discussion. Never before had all of these folks been assembled in the same room and I want to thank President Donald J. Trump who is the only person on the planet who could have assembled this meeting today and held it here and it was very timely and appropriate. What was discussed today could be summarized in this way. We have to strike the right balance here. The balance between the interest of the American people and benefiting from the extraordinary advancements that are being made with this new technology with the necessity of maintaining our edge over China and any other competitors that might emerge around the globe and that the super intelligence companies ensure the safety of the products that they are producing. They are fiercely dedicated to that and that was articulated very well today in the meeting. Safety and innovation are not mutually exclusive pursuits. Everyone around the table nodded in agreement and said it in their own words in their own way. But we can do both of these things. In fact, it was noted that when innovation continues, safety innovation continues as well. That's a big part of this. The super intelligence providers are committed to building trust as they help us build the future and they can and will do that. And they're ready to put their names on the line to agree to that very commitment. They expressed their desire to take accountability and ownership. And we have just formally signed a new document that you'll all be seeing circulated today. It is entitled the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, a joint commitment on frontier SI responsibilities. This is a statement of principles that you'll see, a statement of standards, commitments that are voluntary on behalf of the industry. It sets forth expectations. In short summary, robust internal controls and layers of internal and external review. That's important because you need people to be providing oversight and transparency and that's what these leaders are going to do. The White House and Congress will continue to guide the industry's development in a safe manner because we owe that to the American people and we will do it. Congress is going to keep steady hands at the wheel on this and we'll continue to assess and further deliberate in the days ahead. This technology is advancing quickly and that is an exciting thing. We talked about advancements in medical technology and in every facet of our work and our culture and society in very positive ways. But we can do innovation. We can keep America's edge over our competitors and we can do that in a safe way and everyone here will have their hands on the wheel to ensure that that happens. That's from the president of the United States, the leadership in Congress and from the industry leaders standing behind me. So, I want to thank these leaders again for being here, for committing their time, and for doing what they're doing to make sure America remains the great superpower on the planet. Thank you all so much.
I'm told the commander-in-chief is about to join us, so you may not want to leave here.
Speaker Johnson, can you describe how companies will be held to follow this voluntary commitment?
Speaker Johnson, will you answer any question?
I'm not going to take any questions right now because I don't want to upstage the president of the United States who's working.
Can you just elaborate on what you said about external review? What does that mean?
The document that everyone has just signed, it will be circulated immediately after this press conference, so you'll be able to see all of that in writing.
Here comes the president.
Mr. President, how did the meeting go, sir?
Mr. President, how was it?
I've never done this one before. I've never done this location.
Mr. President, did you speak yet?
Mr. President, tell us why the world should not be concerned about AI. Why there shouldn't be guardrails?
Because we have people that love our country and love the world.
It requires more than love, doesn't it, sir?
No, it requires this. And they're the smartest people in the world. And we had a great meeting today. Every one of them. We had a great, really a great, great meeting. It was something very, very special. We had the top, I'd say it looked like a group of about 40, but whatever it was, here's one of them right here in Jensen and Nvidia. And they love our country and they love the world and they came together and they did something that few people really, it's almost like a constitution in a way. And the biggest and the biggest people in the world signed that and I signed it as president and it really is a form of protection.
Who should be held accountable when the AI agent committed a crime?
It's not AI. It's SI. That's the other thing. We've changed the name officially today. We've changed the name, Steve, officially to SI. Okay. Sai like Sai Si instead of AI. You know what that means? Super intelligence. So, the name, I guess that's really quite an announcement because but the name has been officially changed by the biggest, the smartest, the greatest people anywhere in the world at this. And I was with President Xi a few days ago and he would admit, he said these are the smartest people in the world at what they do. And it's a big, it's a big thing. But it's been officially changed to super intelligence or SI.
Mr. President, it's more than about a name, is it?
Is this a that everybody signed? Is it binding in any way?
I think it's morally binding. Yeah.
Mr. President, what could a bad actor do with this technology from what you hear from your intelligence?
Well, I tell you, a good actor can do tremendous in terms of medical. It's already taking place. We're coming. They're finding solutions to problems that they've never thought even possible. And they're coming up with medical solutions that are incredible. A lot of other things very positive. And a bad actor is going to get caught. And that's why we have the DOJ. That's why we have the FBI. That's why we have the CIA. A bad actor is going to get caught. But what they signed today means something very, you know, we had the biggest, that was a who's who. I don't know if that's ever going to be assembled again, but that was a who's who of that world and I think it's a very special day. You know, they almost viewed it as a separate kind of a constitution and I think when they signed that it meant a lot. Daniel.
Mr. President, did anything that you heard today, did anything change your mind given the fact that you said you don't want to see guardrails, you don't want to see AI slowed down? Anything that you heard today change your mind on that?
Well, I think I'm seeing tremendous self-policing and they understand that they have to self-police and it's very hard for somebody to come out say get into these, these models are very complex and again I believe they're going to be used for the good and when they're not we're going to be able to nab them but there's going to be a tremendous self-policing aspect. We're also thinking about forming a committee of sorts where we put maybe 10 people on that committee. It could be from that group so that we can, so the committee can watch over the whole enterprise.
You've also indicated that Democrats are talking about concerns about AI as a hoax. Do you believe that after meeting with all these?
Yeah, I do. I think they would love to see it shut down just like it was a hoax the 12 years for global warming which they changed right now to climate change.
Even though Bill Gates says that AI could kill up to a billion people.
Well, now he's not saying that anymore.
He said that this Sunday.
I don't care what he said Sunday because I can tell you yesterday he didn't say that at all. He actually went the opposite. But look, it's one voice. He actually went the opposite. No, we're looking at this for good. It's also maybe the biggest industry. They say bigger than the industrial revolution. Think of it. You know what? We're leading by a lot and we're going to keep it.
You're someone who always talks about growth when speaking with this. After this meeting, meeting with all these incredible minds, how much growth can we see in the upcoming years with all of your?
Growth like nobody's ever seen before. And I see it with these statements. Statements came out. You open a company and if it does reasonably well, it goes a little bit like this. These companies are opening and going like a rocket ship. This is unbelievable growth for our country and we have all of them.
In all due respect, Europe has none. They have none. They have to count on us to help. But we have all of them. And it's amazing. Second is China. But as President Xi would say, you know, they're quite a ways back. And we have to keep it that way. Remember this. Whoever wins SI, because now we're calling it again super, we're using the word super because the other word is a fake word. It's just not a, it's not a good, it's not an appropriate word. But whoever wins SI is going to win.
Americans concerned about what do you tell Americans, sir, about data centers going up in their communities?
Well, that's another thing we discussed and I think the companies will be very generous to them both financially and otherwise. I think they'll help with their schools. They'll help with their teachers. They'll help with pay of the teachers and the people that are good to them. And I see that happening and I think the companies will be very generous to these communities. And if you look at most, for almost in all cases, the data centers have tremendously, the money being brought in, their taxes have gone down, their incomes have gone up, their value of their housing has gone up. But I think that the companies, and here's one of the greatest in the world, two of the greatest in the world, they're going to be very generous with communities and I think in a way they're going to be forming partnerships with communities when they open up data centers and they're going to benefit both financially, morally, every single way they're going to be benefiting and I think that's taking place.
What is the importance of super intelligence in the next 10 years?
What's the biggest thing there is? And nobody even can answer that question because it is the biggest thing there is. Maybe the biggest thing there's ever been. It's much bigger than the internet. Now, that's already been proved. The internet was the big thing when it happened. This blows it away. I think Jensen said, would you say something about that?
Yes, sir. Absolutely. Well, this is the largest industrial revolution in history, and we're going through the single largest infrastructure buildout in human history. And so, it's creating a million jobs here in the United States. We have chip plants coming up, computer plants coming up, AI factories coming up, and so it's creating just an enormous amount of jobs. On top of this infrastructure, several hundred billion dollars of venture capital has gone into creating new companies. And all of those thousands of companies are creating lots and lots of jobs. And so, as an example, as an example, Jensen.
So he's still a young guy, handsome guy. Look at him, very handsome guy. But as an example in a fairly short period of time he's built I think the most valuable, right by in the stock market, you know it's very easy to value, the most valuable company anywhere in the world and it's basically new technology. It's not oil and gas and all the other things that you associate with also a lot of money. It's technology and this man has done a great job. That man right there has done a great job. You know what he's doing too? Same thing. And Greg, do you have anything to say?
We, so we build artificial intelligence because this is OpenAI. OpenAI. Thank you, Mr. President. We build artificial intelligence to benefit everyone. We think it can lift everyone up. We see a whole renaissance of small businesses, scientific discoveries really starting to happen, drug development, really being able to improve everyone's lives. And we think that these accords and under President Trump's leadership, everyone coming together to agree on how to move forward safely, I think that's just so important because we're doing this in order to benefit people in the world.
So, do you agree with the president? Do you all agree with the president that no guardrails are necessary, that you can self-regulate and that this existential threat that you've all talked about can actually be managed?
That's a question for you all. Actually, I don't know who to focus on. Well, I mean, I can tell you the answer is yes, and we discussed it with the top about 40 people, but somebody who answered it very well is Jensen. He answered it before. Jensen, go ahead.
There's no conflict between innovation, technology, and safety. We are going to have to create new technologies to advance the capabilities of AI, but we're also creating new technologies to advance the safety of AI. All of this technology is being developed by the industry today. And you see behind me just an incredible number of leaders in our industry, moving together as one, and we're going to advance this technology that is so consequential to humanity, so consequential to the future prosperity of our nation. And we're going to do it responsibly and safely.
Mr. President, are you concerned at all that your continued support of data centers could hurt Republicans in the midterms?
I just have to do what's right. All I can tell you is that these big, powerful, very rich, very smart companies are going to be making massive contributions to communities, individual people within the community. And it's going to be really partnership. We talked about it. They're going to be forming partnerships with communities. They're going to take something that people don't understand and they're going to let them understand it. But they're going to form partnerships within the communities. That's going to be so good for the people.
Even to address the midterms. You talked about that. Our candidates for Congress right now, the Republicans in the House, our candidates and our incumbents are out in their communities right now as we speak communicating on this. They're saying we cannot lose the race to China. We cannot lose America's edge because it's important for every American worker, every American family for their safety, security, the future, the economy. So, but it has to be a balance. You have to take the community concerns in hand. That's what all of these folks agree to. That's what the president articulated in the room today that you have to heed those concerns and you have to make commitments to them just as they're making as an industry. They will make it to the local communities. For example, we just codified about three weeks ago in the House. We passed with almost no dissenting votes the Ratepayer Protection Act that is a codification of President Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge. They're guaranteeing that when they need energy resources for these AI infrastructure, super intelligence infrastructure systems that they will produce it themselves. They will put power back onto the grid in most cases. They're going to take care of the local communities. Trust is earned. It's not automatic. And they understand that they're earning the trust.
What Mike is saying that means financially as well. You know, in Louisiana, you probably heard they're having a big trouble, big problem with teacher pay, etc., etc. A company went in, I believe it's Meta in this case, and they're paying every teacher virtually in that either area or actually far beyond that area, into the parish. They're paying every single teacher over $50,000 a piece. This is more money than they've ever seen.
FBI enforcement, Mr. President, to the FBI and the DOJ as you suggested. Isn't it too late then to prevent any damage done?
We're going to have it very well assessed and we also remember this. We have the smartest people in the world watching over each other and we've done that. You had the smartest people. Look, I guess you could say different industries, but these are seriously high IQ people. You know, we used to deal with a lot of low IQ. These are seriously high IQ people and they're really watching over each other.
Mr. President, on the, you mentioned that you have all found some common ground, but the leaders standing behind you have had some very serious concerns about AI. Even after meeting with them today, you're still calling this a hoax. So why should the American people take a hoax?
It's a very serious, that's why I changed the name. Okay, a hoax sounds like, you know, when you're using the former name, but this name is now super intelligence. That's not a hoax. In fact, it's the exact opposite. What I am calling a hoax is what the Democrats do because they don't want to see it be successful because they think that's bad for Republicans. Okay? So they don't want to see this tremendous surge of growth. We have growth and by the way we have a lot of car factories opening. We have all the medical companies, all the pharmaceutical companies. Pfizer just announced, Merck just announced, they're all announcing everyone. They're all building master plans, not just the SI. But what has happened and what's taking place right now is we have a level of growth that no country has ever seen before. We're going to have jobs like nobody's ever seen before. And you know, the numbers just came out. We have now the best poverty numbers, meaning the lowest number in terms of poverty, the best poverty numbers we've ever had. We have the best individual income numbers in the history of our country. We have the best crime numbers. We have the best crime numbers in the history of our country. And that's despite allowing 25 million people into our country through an open border of the Biden policy that could have destroyed the country. And we got the murderers out. Large numbers. We're getting the rest of them out. We've done a great job.
We have the most successful country in history. A piece of it is this. It's not all of it because the car companies are doing better than they've ever done. The pharmaceutical companies, they're all building factories. You take a look at Eli Lilly. They're spending billions, tens of billions of dollars building plants for pharmaceuticals. Nobody's ever seen what's happened to our country. And what the Democrats are trying to do is stop it because they think it's bad politically for them. And on that they're probably right.
Is Iran, in your opinion, about to give up, about to concede?
Well, they're doing very poorly. I don't know if they're going to give up yet, but they'll give up. But they're doing very poorly. You know, we took more oil out of the Strait of Hormuz over the last couple of days than at any point in history, including long before we had the war to stop the nuclear weapon. And this is to stop the nuclear weapon. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.
Might do it. I think it's a good idea.
Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President, you senator, my friend from London.
From London, a great British journalist here from Britain and the UK seem to want to use SI to control the populations and crack down on free speech. Do you see, thank you for the nodding, do you see this causing a problem between America and that part of the world?
No, I think maybe just the opposite. It's going to open things up. That part of the world has a lot of problems right now. They're not growing. They're stifled. Europe is doing so poorly and I don't like saying that.
Percent of Americans think the federal government is not doing enough in terms of AI. What is your message to them today when you're saying there don't need to be any more?
When you say not doing enough, our companies are dominating the world.
