Trump says vague AI agreement is "almost like a constitution," tells tech giants self-regulate

President Trump and major artificial intelligence executives signed a "morally binding" safety agreement. CBS News' Aaron Navarro explains the contents of the agreement.

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REPORTER:

00:02:30

What did the president say to you? Is there no interest in regulation right now? I think you're going to hear more from the White House. All that being said, you can still sense from some of the skeptics as part of that group that this was just seen as a first step when it comes to AI regulation and laws. And you saw some leaders that have really been banging the drum in terms of concern about the safety of AI, such as Anthropic's Dario Amodei, still visibly concerned, even beside the president, about the safety of this technology. And so now what, Aaron? I mean, I always wonder what happens if you break a morally binding law? I don't think-- do you puff into a ball of flames? Where do we go from here? Yes, House Speaker Mike Johnson, the leader of the Republicans, was there at the side and didn't seem to indicate that there would be any actual legislation coming. But there's a couple of leadership roles for the White House to work out. The president said he would soon be announcing an AI czar in the next three to four days, that person would oversee the morally binding agreement and also be in charge of what he's called an AI force. The president also said he'd appoint people, potentially AI leaders, to a 10-person board from the White House to oversee the development of the technology to communicate with these companies. But it's clear for those who were looking for some grand government regulation, it's clear this president, this White House, still believes that self-policing within these companies is enough.

ERROL BARNETT:

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All right, Aaron Navarro, in our Washington Bureau on this really important story. Aaron, thanks.