NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang praised a new White House pact on advanced artificial intelligence, calling it a milestone for the industry’s responsible development going forward.
A glaring typo on the signature page quickly overshadowed the announcement he had hoped to make.
What Is the White House Accord on Super Intelligence?
The Accord on Super Intelligence is a voluntary pact on advanced AI. It requires companies to monitor risks, undergo independent evaluation, and keep board-level oversight of powerful systems.
President Donald Trump signed it alongside Huang, Google’s Sundar Pichai, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, and xAI’s Elon Musk.
Huang wrote on X that signatories share “the primary responsibility to develop and deploy it safely.” He outlined four layers of self-policing: internal monitoring, dedicated oversight teams, external assessments, and board committees.
Trump called the agreement “morally binding.” He favored industry-led standards over formal regulation while pushing faster data center growth.
Why Did a Glaring Typo Overshadow the Announcement?
A misspelling on the signature page read “President of the Unites States” instead of “United States.” It appeared directly beneath Trump’s own name. The White House and Huang both shared images of the signed document before anyone caught the error.
High-follower accounts seized on the mistake within hours. A document meant to govern frontier technology contained a basic proofreading slip. Some users pointed to possible errors in company names elsewhere in the text.
Huang has built a close relationship with Trump this year, from chip export talks to joint public appearances.
That alliance made headlines again this week. Still, the typo pulled attention away from the deal’s substance. A small error can eclipse a major policy moment, even among the world’s most powerful tech leaders.
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