POLICY · REGULATION · #1458
White House hosts tech CEOs to sign AI safety pledge as Trump rebrands AI “super intelligence”; consumer adoption reportedly 2%
The White House convened major tech CEOs — including leaders from Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic — to sign an AI safety pledge President Donald Trump called “morally binding,” while Trump also signed an executive order rebranding AI as “super intelligence.” TechCrunch’s Equity podcast reports that despite consumer-facing moves from firms such as Meta and OpenAI, only about 2% of consumers are buying AI, with most investment still flowing into enterprise and startups.
KEY POINTS
- The White House convened major tech CEOs — including leaders from Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic — to sign an AI safety pledge President Donald Trump called “morally binding,” while Trump also signed an executive order rebranding AI as “super intelligence.” TechCrunch’s Equity podcast reports that despite consumer-facing moves from firms such as Meta and OpenAI, only about 2% of consumers are buying AI, with most investment still flowing into enterprise and startups.
- The joint pledge and executive order signal rising government attention to AI and, combined with weak consumer uptake, could reshape industry strategies, funding and regulation.
- Call it AI, call it Super Intelligence, only 2% of consumers are buying it
WHY IT MATTERS
The joint pledge and executive order signal rising government attention to AI and, combined with weak consumer uptake, could reshape industry strategies, funding and regulation.