Trump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves

More than twenty tech companies signed a voluntary agreement committing to independent safety audits and regular discussions of AI safety standards, but the deal is not legally binding. The report notes some signatories such as Anthropic, Google and OpenAI had already promised external audits; critics question whether self-policing can solve safety problems, as California and Delaware investigate whether OpenAI's recent loss-of-control incidents involved governance failures, and the FTC has launched an inquiry into the potential consumer harms of rogue AI agents.