Trump Urges Tech Giants to Self-Regulate AI Safety Standards

Key Facts

1President Trump asked Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft to make their own AI safety decisions during a tech event.

2Trump expressed a preference for rebranding artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence'.

President Trump asked Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI to make their own AI safety decisions during a tech event. The New York Times reported that Trump expressed a preference for rebranding artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" rather than its current designation.

MSFT closed at $507.31 on September 29, 2026, while META closed at $721.37 on the same date. Among industry peers, GOOGL closed at $339.60 and AAPL closed at $329.40 on September 29, 2026, as the administration pursues a deregulatory approach to maintain private sector momentum.