CNBC Daily Open: AI will be marking its own homework — for now

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (top) looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 29, 2026. Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty ImagesHello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.AI will be marking its own homework — for now. The bosses of the six biggest tech groups have agreed to develop their own safety measures, a win for the Trump administration.However, the signers also acknowledged that "over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations."Read on for more.What you need to know todayThe bosses of the six most significant American companies in AI (namely Google, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, Tesla and SpaceX) have signed a document called the "White House Accord on Super Intelligence."The accord outlines how its signatories "believe that every company is responsible for developing its own technology safely and in a way that builds trust."Tech bosses have agreed to meet regularly to implement "robust internal processes and controls to ensure that their technology behaves as intend...