The Carolina Principles AI framework

All 20 G20 nations, including China and Russia, unanimously endorsed the Carolina Principles, a US-backed AI governance framework promoted by White House science and technology advisor Michael Kratsios. The framework commits member countries to sector-specific AI regulation, discourages creation of new regulatory agencies, and calls for close collaboration with private industry. A core commitment is that countries "reserve new regulation for novel considerations." The accord is non-binding but is expected to be formally adopted at the G20 leaders summit in December at Trump National Doral in Florida. The endorsement came weeks before a planned Trump-Xi meeting where AI governance is a key agenda item. Prominent Silicon Valley executives at the summit aligned with the pro-innovation, light-touch regulatory stance, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang helped apply pressure in support of the framework. The US delegation experienced internal tensions between the Commerce Department and OSTP.