Signature tier list: Jensen Huang wins S-tier at the White House Accord signing

White House Accord Signature Tier List

The White House Accord on AI safety drew signatures from the major players: Sundar Pichai (Google), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), Elon Musk (xAI), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), and President Trump.

Someone ranked the signatures. Jensen Huang lands in S-tier.

Huang signs with his full name in a stylized script that borrows from his original Vietnamese name—he uses "Jen-Hsun" rather than the anglicized "Jensen." The second capital H adds an extra flourish that earns the highest ranking. One observer noted the initials echo John Hancock's, a useful historical resonance for a document of this magnitude.

Greg Brockman takes A-tier for pure minimalism. His signature is readable, practical, and stays to the basics—reflective, one voice suggests, of his personality: someone who sticks to what works.

Donald Trump's signature, executed with a Sharpie rather than a pen, reads as iconic and deliberate. It has the appearance of difficulty to nail consistently, though the thickness that comes from the Sharpie's breadth gives it visual dominance. The comparison hinges on whether he lands that mountain-range flourish every time.

Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai fall into murkier territory. Both appear to switch to initials mid-signature—Zuckerberg's "MZ" with an elaborate Z, Pichai's with abstract, musical flourish. One voice respects full-name signatures when requested and views the shift to initials as a slight downgrade, though the positioning depends on how much visual flair you credit. Pichai lands in F-tier by one ranking; others argue his abstract quality has merit.

Dario Amodei stays middle of the road—safe, mimicking Trump's mountain-range style where the signature descends into unclear lines. There's speculation the signatures were taken while people were signing on someone's back or shoulder, which would explain the irregular pressure and spacing, though no pen punches through the paper.

The takeaway: Jensen Huang's deliberate, ornate style that preserves his ethnic name wins the most explicit praise. Greg Brockman's functional minimalism is a close second. Everyone else splits the difference between rock-star flourish and playing it safe.