Trump, tech executives sign 'morally binding' AI document 

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, ‌Sept 29 (Reuters) - ​US ​President Donald Trump said he signed an artificial intelligence-related document on Tuesday with ‌top tech executives in Washington.

DETAILS AND QUOTES

• "It's almost ⁠like a Constitution in a way, and the biggest ‌people in the world ‌signed that and I signed it as president and it really is a form of ​protection," Trump told reporters after the meeting.

• Trump described the document as "morally binding."

• Trump also ⁠said his administration was thinking about forming an oversight committee.

• "We're also ​thinking about forming a committee of sorts where we put maybe 10 people on ​that committee ... so the committee ‌can watch over the whole enterprise," he said.

• Governments around the world ⁠have struggled to keep pace with rapid advances in AI. The world's leading artificial intelligence companies have warned ⁠of the risks posed by AI to humanity, appealing ​for governments to work together to manage the increasingly powerful technology.

• Trump has argued previously that the US does ‌not need new AI-specific regulations. He told world leaders at the UN General ‌Assembly last week that he "rejects any attempt to ⁠construct a globalist ‌scheme to control" ​AI.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh, Steve Holland and Courtney Rozen in Washington; editing by Michelle ‌Nichols)

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