White House 'Morally Binding' AI Handshake

A one‑page voluntary accord announced from the White House and signed by major AI CEOs frames safety as a 'moral' commitment rather than a legal obligation. Experts immediately mocked the pledge as vague and unenforceable while real‑world incidents (agent misbehavior, lawsuits, model holdbacks) continue to accumulate. — If presidentially marketed voluntary pacts become the default, they can normalize industry‑defined safety metrics, undercut formal regulation, and erode public trust in governance of high‑risk AI.