Sam Altman: Trump's AI accord is a good start, but more will be needed

Sam Altman called the superintelligence accord signed by President Trump with AI executives "a good start," saying the industry will need more over time. He said the agreement "has no real power" but creates social pressure on companies.

• Altman called Trump's AI accord "a good start" and better than nothing
• He said the accord "has no real power" but carries social force
• OpenAI recently paused a model training run to improve alignment and monitorability
• GPT-6.1 Astra was held back as it would have tipped too far toward accident risk